By Basav Sen | (Otherwords.org) | – – Wind and solar could create many, many more jobs than coal — especially if the government stops propping it up. When Donald Trump announced he was rolling back the Obama administration’s signature climate rules this spring, he invited coal miners to share the limelight with him. He […]
Obama Mic Drop: Obamacare more Popular than Trump
Wochit News | (Video Clip) | – – “Former President Barack Obama hailed the political resilience of his signature health care law at a private event Thursday, pointing out that Obamacare is now more popular than his successor trying to repeal it: President Donald Trump. As Republicans in Washington sputtered again this week in their […]
Tasmanian Devil: Donald Trump’s 100 days of u-turns, bombs and cake
By Todd Landman | (The Conversation) | – – The hundredth day of an American president’s term traditionally marks the end of the honeymoon period – a time to take stock of early achievements, launch new legislation, and set a new direction. But the score card for Donald Trump’s first 100 days doesn’t read well, […]
Russia’s Neo-Feudal Capitalism
Anders Åslund. | (Project Syndicate) | – – WASHINGTON, DC – Vladimir Putin’s Russia is looking more and more like the sclerotic and stagnant Soviet Union of the Leonid Brezhnev era. But in one area, Putin’s regime remains an innovator: corruption. Indeed, in this, the 18th year of Putin’s rule, a new form of crony […]
Rightwing False Flag: German Officer Posed as Syrian Refugee, Planned Attack
TeleSur | – – The man knew no Arabic and is of German heritage, but successfully posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker. German authorities have uncovered the case of a man who posed as a Syrian refugee and who was planning on carrying out a terror attack. The man, whose identity has not yet been released, […]
In Photos: Palestinians launch general strike in support of imprisoned hunger strikers
Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A general strike was held across the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on Thursday, as thousands of Palestinians shut down their shops and businesses in solidarity with some 1,500 Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike as part of the “Freedom and Dignity” strike, organized by imprisoned […]
Dear Marine Le Pen: Only a Fascist would Praise Colonialism . . . Oh Wait
Jessica Northey | ( OpenDemocracy.net) | – – Marine Le Pen’s declaration that colonialism was a positive thing is not only a denial of France’s painful history, but an example of the fascism that we now face in Europe. When we see or hear evil we have a moral imperative to call it out. Otherwise […]
Can Progressives Mobilize to Save the Middle Class?
By James A. Haught | (Charleston Gazette-Mail) | – – The progressive vision for America — to make life better for all families, not just the privileged elite at the top — has suffered setbacks. After the 2016 election, Republicans control the White House, both chambers of Congress and more than half of state governments. […]
Climate March: Can we Save the Planet without Taking on the Pentagon?
By H Patricia Hynes | ( Portside ) | – – If we are not united in peace, we cannot save the planet. – Thich Nhat Hanh War and Warming: Can We Save the Planet Without Taking on the Pentagon? Looking out to my audience of young climate change activists and older peace activists gathered […]
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