Are strategic Obama administration leaks laying the groundwork for making extrajudicial assassinations acceptable to public, just another necessary thing to keep us safe?
Are strategic Obama administration leaks laying the groundwork for making extrajudicial assassinations acceptable to public, just another necessary thing to keep us safe?
An Arizona pizza place has won itself online support after posting a defiant response to the Republican-backed law legalizing discrimination against the LGBT communities.
Economist Richard Wolff discusses recent economic events including the impacts of raising the minimum wage
Noble was tasked with distributing a torrent of political money raised by the Koch network, a complex web of nonprofits nicknamed the Kochtopus
We do not know who changed the BOC public comment rule. Was it Chair Main alone or all three Commissioners? Regardless, Coos County has gone from having one of the most expansive policies on citizen comments to one of the most restrictive.
In 1797 the US Senate ratified a treaty with the Islamic government of Tripoli. The treaty was signed by David Humphreys, a representative and trusted friend of George Washington. The treaty said in part, “As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian religion” No conflict over religion should disrupt the “harmony” between the two nations.
White Christian Nationalism can be traced back to the 1600s and even though there is zero mention of God or any deity in the US Constitution, modern day adherents firmly believe the country was founded by Christians with laws fashioned to meet Protestant ideals....
Published on Tuesday, August 04, 2015 by Common Dreams by Sarah Lazare, staff writer The 21st century has already seen a record-smashing decline in the world's glaciers, which are melting at up to three times the rate of the 20th century and will continue to disappear...
Published on Wednesday, August 05, 2015 by Environmental Health News by Brian Bienkowski, Environmental Health News How do you make sure billions of people around the world have access to food? You start a revolution. At least that’s what two leading U.S. scientists...
Published on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 by Common Dreams by Lauren McCauley, staff writer The Obama-appointed chief of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has signaled that he will not likely back the president's recent stand on the issue of net neutrality,...
Published on Friday, November 07, 2014 by Common Dreams by Ralph Nader Did the Republicans win these mid-term elections? Or did the Democrats lose? The numbers show that in contested Senate races, where the Republicans picked up seven seats and will probably gain two...
There are also plenty of informative links to help you draft your comments regarding the proposed NG fueled power plant adjacent to the proposed Jordan Cove LNG export facility.
A former Pittsburgh city councilman,Doug Shields, introduced an ordinance banning corporations from natural gas drilling in the city. Now the state of Pennsylvania cries foul saying the ban has encroached on the state’s authority to create environmental regulations. S
Local businesses have every right to support fascist media speckled with hate speech with their advertising dollars. At the same time, consumers, particularly those members of trans and gay communities have a right and a need to know where it is safe for them to shop.
In this episode, Israel takes a deep dive into the differenes between a republic and a democracy and why the far-right are using the argument to further disenfranchise voters.