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Our mad dog president and his ...

Oct 17, 2019 by Casey Coates Danson

“I have done nothing to harm these people but they are angered with me, so what do they do, doctor up some income tax, for which they have no case… to harass a peaceful man.”

The Country’s “Most Polluted A...

Oct 10, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

“This is political retribution against California, plain and simple.”

‘F**k em’: Robert De Niro issu...

Sep 30, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

‘We are in a moment in our lives in this country where this guy is like a gangster,’ says actor

It’s the Environment, Stupid

Sep 25, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

There is a winning campaign theme that progressives can use against Trump, and it isn’t “Medicare for all.”

The Case for Declaring a Natio...

Jul 12, 2019 by Casey Coates Danson

Given that the fate of millions of species, the future livelihoods of current high schoolers, and the stability of modern civilization rests in the balance, the only word to describe the situation is: emergency

Polybius on writing history

May 1, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

The people who created the present American system of self-government were all knowledgeable of Roman history, using many of its lessons in structuring the modern republic. Today as history repeats itself, we are left without the wisdom of those whose system we continue to pantomime.

Brothers separated at border b...

Apr 25, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

It’s not just parents and their children who have been ripped apart at the southern border by the Trump administration, nor has family separation stopped there despite Donald Trump’s executive order last summer.

‘Clear Breach of His Oat...

Apr 9, 2019 by Casey Coates Danson

“The president can’t ignore our laws to accomplish his goal of preventing people from seeking asylum here.”

Reconstituted climate advisory...

Apr 4, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Two years ago, when Donald Trump arrived at the White House with his machete, he whacked a number of advisory committees, including the Advisory Committee for the Sustained National Climate Assessment.

How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of...

Apr 4, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

MURDOCH AND HIS CHILDREN HAVE TOPPLED GOVERNMENTS ON TWO CONTINENTS AND DESTABILIZED THE MOST IMPORTANT DEMOCRACY ON EARTH. WHAT DO THEY WANT?

Shell to Trump administration:...

Mar 15, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

When the EPA and the Department of Interior announced plans to scrap Obama-era regulations to curb methane leaks last year, they were transparent about their rationale — they wanted to help the oil and gas industry.

China crushes US in new power ...

Jan 24, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

We interrupt the mainstream media narrative about fake infrastructure (Trump’s border wall) with news about real infrastructure.

Why Those Who Loathe Trump Fin...

Jan 9, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Throughout our country’s history politics have always been divisive, so much so that the Civil War was fought over slavery, at times pitting neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother.

Republicans are not prepared f...

Dec 20, 2018 by GlobalPossibilities

I love my parents. But they are Conservative, Trump supporting, selectively racist Republicans who eschew the news because “it’s always bad/depressing” (except when they watch Fox.) The Primetime news hour is “time for Wheel of Fortune.” And they are totally unprepared for what’s coming.