This 21-year-old woman may lose her arm after the most recent #NoDAPL protests. pic.twitter.com/gQaZCPOPOo — AJ+ (@ajplus) November 24, 2016 This is bad. A concussion grenade fired by the police at a North … Continue reading This 21-year-old woman may lose her arm after the most recent #NoDAPL protests

It might seem incongruous. What would the nationalist, brash Trump have to gain from the aging socialist Sanders? Well, maybe quite a bit. Trump explicitly proclaimed during the campaign that he was … Continue reading Bernie Sanders should pay Donald Trump a visit

The Investigatory Powers Bill, which was passed on Thursday, would, among other measures, require websites to keep customers’ browsing history for up to a year and allow law enforcement agencies access to … Continue reading UK politicians approve ‘extreme surveillance’ law

Donald Trump’s pitch for a $1 trillion upgrade of the nation’s roads, bridges, tunnels and airports is already running into potholes as it meets reality in Washington. But it doesn’t need to … Continue reading Trump’s $1 trillion plan hits D.C. speed bumps

One would assume that the operatives and loyalists of such a weak, defeated and wrecked political party would be eager to engage in some introspection and self-critique, and to produce a frank accounting of what … Continue reading The Stark Contrast Between GOP’s Self-Criticism in 2012 and Democrats’ Blame-Everyone-Else Posture Now

Apple is reportedly asking its manufacturing partners to investigate moving iPhone production to the United States, according to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei. This would be a great thing if they did it! … Continue reading Apple is reportedly trying to move iPhone manufacturing to the US

Q: Can the US pull out of the Paris Agreement? The USA can pull out of the Paris Agreement – but it would take 4 years for the process to be completed. … Continue reading How much damage could Trump do on climate change?

Trump is draining a tiny corner of the Everglades even as he ships in thousands more alligators and anacondas to wallow in the rest of it. … in terms of the specifics … Continue reading Donald Trump’s Lobbying Ban Effectively Bans Very Little

The state of Michigan is fighting a court order to deliver bottled water to Flint residents. What? Source: Michigan officials will fight federal court order to deliver bottled water in Flint | … Continue reading Michigan officials will fight federal court order to deliver bottled water in Flint

When Gallup first asked Americans about their trust of newspapers in 1973, 39 percent said they had a great deal of trust in them and by 1979, that number reached a high … Continue reading Americans Don’t Trust Their Institutions Anymore

Volkswagen is cutting 30,000 jobs over the next three years as it tries to boost profits in the wake of a huge emissions scandal. VW gets caught breaking the law and gets … Continue reading Volkswagen to cut 30,000 jobs

There were 25 debates during the presidential primaries and general election and not a single question about the attack on voting rights, even though this was the first presidential election in 50 … Continue reading The Attack on Voting Rights Was the Most Under-Covered Story of 2016