At a time when many Americans are distracted on a long holiday weekend, the Trump administration released a federally mandated report on climate change that delivers a dire warning about climate change … Continue reading Climate change will shrink US economy and kill thousands, government report warns

The Sunrise Movement, a group of young environmental activists that organize throughout the United States, caused a stir last week when more than 150 of its members staged a sit-in at House … Continue reading The climate activists who got arrested at Nancy Pelosi’s office are just getting started 

“One of the questions I am asked most frequently in my global travels is what will be the cause of the next financial crisis… My answer is always the same: We can … Continue reading A new loan crisis is forming and it’s in student loan debt

By their own metrics, classical economists have failed to deliver on the promises they made back in the 1970s and 80s. And we have the charts to prove it. “Neoliberalism”, the concept … Continue reading Neoliberalism Doesn’t Work. And We Can Prove It

Ohio lawmakers are considering sweeping laws banning abortion, as well as capital punishment for abortion patients and providers. I guess they are hoping to try out this new Supreme Court. Source: Ohio … Continue reading Ohio legislature considers abortion bans punishable by death penalty

The state of California did everything that they could to protect themselves from corporate vultures hoping to pillage their protected public lands, but a US district judge has put an end to … Continue reading Corporate Judges Just Opened Up California’s Protected Lands For Corporate Vultures

What happened? On Nov. 11, 2018, a little after 4 a.m., a police officer responding to a report of gunfire at a suburban bar shot and killed 26-year-old Jemel Roberson, a security guard … Continue reading Jemel Roberson’s avoidable death: Reform deadly force laws, require police to de-escalate

  The US will have spent nearly $6 trillion on the war on terror by October 2019, a new report says, as the human cost of the war continues rising. Think about … Continue reading The ‘war on terror’ has cost the US nearly $6 trillion – Business Insider

No free expression, no Facebook. Whoah, Facebook has morals? Source: Facebook won’t operate in China until there is ‘free expression’ Continue reading Facebook won’t operate in China until there is ‘free expression’

Yesterday was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s first day at the Capitol and drama found her after she rallied for climate change at Nancy Pelosi’s office. Good. Climate change needs to be addressed now, and … Continue reading Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Runs Into the Nancy Pelosi Police Online

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposals break with the rest of the Democratic party on climate change. The rest of the Democratic Party needs to wake up or they will lose the young vote and … Continue reading Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s “Green New Deal” could make the US a climate change leader

The Camp Fire has become the most destructive wildfire in California history, destroying numerous California neighborhoods. It’s part of a trend. These fires are part of a trend. Fire season in the … Continue reading California wildfires: How fire season is getting worse – Business Insider