WHAT THEY WANT TO HIDE TELLS Y...

Jun 21, 2017 by

WHAT THEY WANT TO HIDE TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE

[Translate] Democracy & Government Trump and his Wall Street cronies want to freeze — and no longer make public — bank reporting...

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TR...

Jun 20, 2017 by

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TRUMP’S PLAN TO RESTRICT BIRTH CONTROL ACCESS

[Translate]   Andrea Flynn and Alyson Silkowski, Roosevelt Institute | News Analysis  (Photo: UCI UC Irvine) Donald...

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FINANCIAL TIMES DECLARES A WIN...

Jun 19, 2017 by

FINANCIAL TIMES DECLARES A WINNER IN THE WAR FOR ENERGY’S FUTURE, AND BIG OIL WON’T BE HAPPY

[Translate] Joe Romm Dr. Joe Romm is Founding Editor of Climate Progress, ‘Fossil fuels have lost. The rest of the world just doesn’t...

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THE CHALLENGE OF DEFINING FOSS...

Jun 16, 2017 by

THE CHALLENGE OF DEFINING FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDIES

[Translate]   Jocelyn Timperley, Carbon Brief | News Analysis (Image: LW / TO; Adapted: Jeff Franklin; Damien Gadal) Just over a year...

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NAOMI KLEIN: ‘TRUMP IS A...

Jun 11, 2017 by

NAOMI KLEIN: ‘TRUMP IS AN IDIOT, BUT DON’T UNDERESTIMATE HOW GOOD HE IS AT THAT’

[Translate] The US has a president who embodies many of the things Naomi Klein has been warning about for years. She says her new...

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DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP: BREAKING...

Jun 10, 2017 by

DEAR PRESIDENT TRUMP: BREAKING UP (BANKS) ISN’T SO HARD TO DO

[Translate] Democracy & Government Glass-Steagall or another economic meltdown? By Nomi Prins   BILLMOYERS.COM Trump could still...

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HOMELESSNESS IN L.A. JUMPS OVE...

Jun 1, 2017 by

[Translate]  PHOTO BY CASEY COATES DANSON AS PUBLISHED IN ‘ANGELS UNAWARES’ A BOOK OF PORTRAITS OF THE HOMELESS IN L.S....

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Trump and Paul Ryan Are Engage...

May 30, 2017 by

Trump and Paul Ryan Are Engaged in a Footrace to Destroy Our Federal Government

[Translate] The Trump budget is not the first time the Republicans have proposed largely eliminating the federal government. By Dean...

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WHOLE FOODS REPRESENTS THE FAI...

May 30, 2017 by

WHOLE FOODS REPRESENTS THE FAILURES OF ‘CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM’

[Translate]   Nicole Aschoff   THE GUARDIAN There’s no way to ‘fix’ corporations’ compulsion to produce ever more, ever more cheaply....

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NUCLEAR INDUSTRY PRICES ITSELF...

May 29, 2017 by

NUCLEAR INDUSTRY PRICES ITSELF OUR OF POWER MARKET, AND DEMANDS TAXPAYERS KEEP IT AFLOAT

[Translate] Joe Romm Dr. Joe Romm is Founding Editor of Climate Progress, Nuclear power is so expensive even some conservatives are...

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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 SIGNS ‘TREMENDOUS&...

May 20, 2017 by

[Translate] By Philip Rucker, Karen Deyoung / The Washington Post   VIA TRUTHDIG RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – President...

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GOP SENATOR SLAMS FEDERAL ELEC...

May 17, 2017 by

GOP SENATOR SLAMS FEDERAL ELECTRIC GRID STUDY AS ANTI-WIND

[Translate] By Timothy Cama – THEHILL.COM   © Greg Nash Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is criticizing the Department of Energy’s...

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How U.S. Military Bases Back D...

May 17, 2017 by

How U.S. Military Bases Back Dictators, Autocrats, and Military Regimes Across the Globe

[Translate] World The U.S. has military bases in at least 45 less-than-democratic countries. By David Vine / TomDispatch   VIA...

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THE EMPIRE OF THINGS: AN ECOLO...

May 14, 2017 by

Is there a saving ecological response possible to the Empire of Things, the fevered consumerist trajectory traced by Frank Trentmann raging not only in shopping malls across America, but now in China and India?

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TO REGAIN PEOPLE’S TRUST...

May 14, 2017 by

TO REGAIN PEOPLE’S TRUST, THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY MUST SUPPORT SINGLE-PAYER

Medical bills are a leading causes of bankruptcy, even for those who carry insurance.

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These Three Firms Own Corporat...

May 14, 2017 by

These Three Firms Own Corporate America

A fundamental change is underway in stock market investing, and the spin-off effects are poised to dramatically impact corporate America.

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DEBT COLLECTOR ABUSE IS RAGING...

May 14, 2017 by

DEBT COLLECTOR ABUSE IS RAGING IN THE TRUMP ERA

[Translate]   Donald Trump’s policies will make things worse for American consumers saddled with debt. By Alex Henderson /...

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THE AMERICAN WAY OF WAR IS A B...

May 10, 2017 by

THE AMERICAN WAY OF WAR IS A BUDGET-BREAKER

[Translate] By William D. Hartung / TomDispatch   VIA TRUTHDIG   Vice President Pence applauds as President Trump swears in James...

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To Avoid Ecological Destructio...

May 4, 2017 by

To Avoid Ecological Destruction, Prosperity Must Be Separated From Economic Growth

[Translate]   Environment A growth-based economy doesn’t make sense when you’re dealing with finite planetary...

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New Series of Hard-Hitting Cli...

May 4, 2017 by

New Series of Hard-Hitting Climate Ads Targets Trump and Washington Lawmakers

[Translate] Environment With its persuasive imagery and blunt message, even a climate skeptic will find this ad campaign hard to...

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Greg Palast: Trump’s Tax...

May 4, 2017 by

Greg Palast: Trump’s Tax Cuts Are More Evidence America’s Greedy Billionaires Have Staged a Political Coup

[Translate] Economy “Those guys in the red trucker hats—he’s pissing in their faces.” By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet...

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THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS A PONZI...

May 3, 2017 by

THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS A PONZI SCHEME

[Translate] By Alan R. Adaschik Guest Writer for Wake Up World Most Americans are proud to be American and consider the United States...

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HOW SOLAR BECAME THE WORLDR...

May 2, 2017 by

Just a few years ago experts the world over bemoaned the prohibitive cost of solar power.

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Why the Wealthy Will Have to M...

Apr 30, 2017 by

Why the Wealthy Will Have to Make Big Sacrifices to Rein in Climate Change

[Translate] Environment To achieve climate justice, the 33 percent of American households with the highest incomes will have to pick...

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BETTER ENERGY WILL LEAD TO GRE...

Apr 27, 2017 by

BETTER ENERGY WILL LEAD TO GREATER PROSPERITY: THE ENERGY COMMISSION MAKES ITS CASE

[Translate]   Jules Kortenhorst  RMI.ORG CEO While the U.S. administration continues to surprise the world by focusing on...

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TAX CUTS DEFUND THE VERY THING...

Apr 26, 2017 by

TAX CUTS DEFUND THE VERY THINGS THAT BOOST THE ECONOMY

[Translate] Dave Johnson   OURFUTURE.ORG After eight years of complaining about “Obama deficits,” Republicans are proposing huge,...

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THIS ISN’T TAX POLICY; I...

Apr 26, 2017 by

THIS ISN’T TAX POLICY; IT’S A TRUMP-LED HEIST

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES Photo President Trump speaking to the press on Wednesday. Credit Stephen Crowley/The New York...

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HOW MUCH IS YOUR COMMUTE COSTI...

Apr 24, 2017 by

HOW MUCH IS YOUR COMMUTE COSTING YOU? THE TRUE COST OF CAR COMMUTING

It’s like the world doesn’t want you to own a car.

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An Intimate Look at Some of th...

Apr 21, 2017 by

An Intimate Look at Some of the Recent Global Natural Weather Disasters

[Translate] Environment Stan Cox and Paul Cox describe the destructive force of nature in the context of climate change. By Chellis...

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