Tag: politics
World unites against Trump on climate
Donald Trump is learning the hard way that he cannot thwart the entire world on climate change and expect to continue with business as usual.
Restoring the Voting Rights Act
This week, the Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced in Congress in hopes of restoring Section 5 to modern standards.
A round-up of responses to terrorism more graceful than the president’s
Responding to outbursts of violence in a reasoned and rational way must be one of our highest priorities.
A rising tide of anger and frustration spreads across America, generating...
This is exactly what America needs, what it must have, at this most critical time in its history.
EPA boss launches program to ‘critique’ scientific consensus on climate change
Since taking the EPA’s helm, Pruitt has assisted with President Trump’s systematic dismantling of critical rules that protect the environment in favor of energy development.
Two questions about Trump and Republicans that stump progressives
At a time when the country is tearing itself apart, when progressives and conservatives each see the other as immoral and un-American, we must begin to understand why this is happening.
Naomi Klein: The worst is yet to come with Trump, so...
There’s no doubt that some savvy people around Trump are using the daily shocks as cover to advance wildly pro-corporate policies that bear little resemblance to what Trump pledged on the campaign trail.
The Senate GOP health care bill is lethal for the poor...
The fight against the Senate’s deadly health care bill must also include the demand for a single-payer system.The fight against the Senate’s deadly health care bill must also include the demand for a single-payer system.
Trump’s sugar swamp
Sugar producers’ political clout is nothing new, in the U.S. or other industrialized countries.
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China retaliates against Trump tariffs with sweeping countermeasures as global markets plummet
Beijing responds to Trump’s aggressive new tariffs with 34% duties on all U.S. goods, rare-earth export controls, and sanctions on U.S. firms, signaling a major escalation in the global trade war
Only 15 senators back effort to block arms to Israel as Gaza deaths surpass...
Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations of war crimes, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly rejected resolutions to halt $8.8 billion in weapons sales to Israel, with only 15 senators supporting the effort.
Ending militarism in America
Taking on the MICIMATT(SH)!
The Homeless Garden Project is opening new doors to helping the unhoused
This one-year program provides transitional employment, job training, and housing resources for people experiencing homelessness.
Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?