The End of Abortion

Jun 30, 2018 by

[Translate] Opinion   By Reva Siegel Ms. Siegel is a professor at Yale Law School and has written extensively about abortion and the...

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This Huge Rail Company Is Spew...

Oct 23, 2017 by

[Translate] Don’t worry, the state of Virginia says it’s fine. Nathalie Baptiste    MOTHERJONES.COM A Norfolk Southern train...

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With little relief in sight, U...

Oct 7, 2017 by

[Translate] Media coverage and government efforts are focused elsewhere as the islands struggle to recover. E.A. Crunden   CLIMATE...

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Days Before Hurricane Harvey H...

Aug 28, 2017 by

Days Before Hurricane Harvey Hit Texas, Trump Repealed Flood Planning Rules

[Translate] Architects are baffled by the president’s decision to undo a key directive that modernized flood management policy...

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The United States was never im...

Aug 17, 2017 by

[Translate] David Motadel    THEGUARDIAN.COM It has never been more important to acknowledge the history of fascism and neo-fascism...

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TRUMP’S ROAD TO ‘E...

Jul 2, 2017 by

TRUMP’S ROAD TO ‘ENERGY DOMINANCE’ EXCLUDES CLEAN ENERGY

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS.ORG Environmental advocates call president’s speech a fitting end to “dirty energy week.” President...

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GEORGEM ORWELL ON SEAN SPICER

Jun 3, 2017 by

[Translate] Media A note on the uses of stupefaction. By Todd Gitlin George Orwell in 1940. (Wikimedia Commons) The Trumps’ nine-day...

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Paul Krugman: Republicans Are ...

May 22, 2017 by

Paul Krugman: Republicans Are Stripping Our Freedoms One by One

[Translate] Economy “Americans are creeping along the road to serfdom, yoked to corporate employers.” By Ilana Novick /...

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TRUMP’S EXPECTED PICK FO...

May 13, 2017 by

TRUMP’S EXPECTED PICK FOR TOP USDA SCIENTIST IS NOT A SCIENTIST

[Translate] Sam Clovis likely to be named undersecretary of the USDA department that manages research on everything from climate...

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WITH RESPECT TO THE U.S. GOVER...

Apr 25, 2017 by

WITH RESPECT TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THE ULTIMATE INSIDE JOB IS WELL UNDERWAY

Beware of the enemy within.

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THE WATERS OF TRUMP’S WA...

Apr 18, 2017 by

THE WATERS OF TRUMP’S WASHINGTON ARE DARK AND DEEP

[Translate] Behind the ostentatious displays of power, the White House tries to keep secret all that’s destructive to the...

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A Big Blow to Bannon: Why Trum...

Apr 6, 2017 by

A Big Blow to Bannon: Why Trump’s Executive Order Removing Him from the NSC Is a Major White House Power Shift

[Translate] Election 2016 Military and intelligence chiefs are consolidating influence in the Trump administration. By Steven...

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CALVIN, HOBBES & BUDGETAR...

Mar 31, 2017 by

CALVIN, HOBBES & BUDGETARY BAIT-AND-SWITCH

[Translate] Liz Ryan Murray  NPA-US.ORG A great old Calvin & Hobbes comic strip tells us a lot about the current budget debate....

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DESPITE HIS LIES, DONALD TRUMP...

Mar 29, 2017 by

DESPITE HIS LIES, DONALD TRUMP IS A POTENT TRUTH-TELLER

[Translate] James S Gordon, MD –  THE GUARDIAN Like a Shakespearean fool, Trump says things others refuse to. We must...

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MEMO TO THE MEDIA: HOW –...

Mar 19, 2017 by

[Translate] What J-School never taught you. By Lynn Sherr BILL MOYERS.COM Members of the media raise their hands to ask questions...

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THESE 80 PROGRAMS WOULD LOSE F...

Mar 16, 2017 by

THESE 80 PROGRAMS WOULD LOSE FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER TRUMP’S PROPOSED BUDGET

[Translate] By David Ingold, Chloe Whiteaker, Michael Keller and Hannah Recht U.S. President Donald Trump’s first budget proposal...

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A CRISIS WITH NO END: WHY FLIN...

Mar 15, 2017 by

A CRISIS WITH NO END: WHY FLINT IS STILL THE ISSUE

[Translate]   By Joshua Frank / CounterPunch   The water treatment plant in Flint, Mich. (George Thomas / CC 2.0) Last year the...

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WHAT IS TRUMP’S MISSION ...

Mar 11, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Juan Cole / Informed Comment   TRUTHDIG The US had about 500 troops embedded with the People’s Protection Units...

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MELANIA TRUMP CALLS FOR ‘...

Mar 2, 2017 by

MELANIA TRUMP CALLS FOR ‘GIFT OF NATURE’, NOT HEALTH INSURANCE, TO HEAL SICK CHILDREN

[Translate] Kira Lerner Political Reporter at ThinkProgress. Her husband’s plan would strip health care from 13 million children....

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Could Rising Seas Yield Common...

Feb 23, 2017 by

Could Rising Seas Yield Common Ground? Exploring Opportunities for Climate Collaboration with the Trump Administration

[Translate] Philip Killeen WORLDWATCH.ORG   Trump could (accidentally) have a positive climate legacy [Worldwatch Brief] Try it...

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MC CAIN WARNS OF ‘FLIRTI...

Feb 19, 2017 by

[Translate]   By Mark Hensch   Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Friday warned about trends toward intolerance and authoritarianism,...

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U.S. TOP COURT TO SET GUIDELIN...

Feb 18, 2017 by

[Translate] Politics | A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos...

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BREAKING: AARP PRESIDENT ISSUE...

Feb 14, 2017 by

[Translate] The Republican Party, and specifically Paul Ryan have no respect for seniors who helped this great country. Ryan and his...

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THE LEAKERS WHO EXPOSED GEN. F...

Feb 14, 2017 by

THE LEAKERS WHO EXPOSED GEN. FLYNN’S LIE COMMITTED SERIOUS — AND WHOLLY JUSTIFIED — FELONIES

[Translate] GLENN GREENWALD, THE INTERCEPT President Trump’s national security adviser, Gen. Michael Flynn, was forced to resign on...

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STEVE BANNON: ‘WE’...

Feb 2, 2017 by

STEVE BANNON: ‘WE’RE GOING TO WAR IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA … NO DOUBT’

[Translate] World Only months ago Donald Trump’s chief strategist predicted military involvement in east Asia and the Middle East in...

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HOUSE REPUBLICANS JUST VOTED T...

Feb 2, 2017 by

HOUSE REPUBLICANS JUST VOTED TO ALLOW DUMPING OF COAL WASTE IN RIVERS

[Translate] Politics By John Harper  OCCUPYDEMOCRATS.COM America’s streams and rivers have come a long way over the past 50 years....

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PRIEBUS CONFIRMS THAT CLIMATE ...

Nov 28, 2016 by

PRIEBUS CONFIRMS THAT CLIMATE DENIAL WILL BE THE OFFICIAL POLICY OF TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION

[Translate] Joe Romm Dr. Joe Romm is Founding Editor of Climate Progress, “the indispensable blog,” as NY Times columnist Tom...

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