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 

A press release from Greenpeace Thursday says the largest bank in Norway, DNB, sold its assets in the Dakota Access pipeline. Divest! Divest! Source: Largest bank in Norway pulls its assets in … Continue reading Largest bank in Norway pulls its assets in Dakota Access pipeline

  “A key reason glyphosate residues persist in so many food products has to do with its widespread use in food production. Glyphosate is sprayed directly on several crops genetically engineered to … Continue reading Tests Show Monsanto Weed Killer in Cheerios, Other Popular Foods 

Trump ditched his press pool for the second time in less than a week [Trump] banned journalists from nearly two dozen media outlets, including The Washington Post, from covering his events. Not … Continue reading Is Trump Closing Himself off from the Press?

“There’s now this idea that anyone who voted for him has to be defined by the worst of his rhetoric.” “I don’t believe we are a fundamentally different country today than we … Continue reading Jon Stewart Points Out Liberal Hypocrisy in Wake of Donald Trump’s Win

The following are transcribed excerpts of Tariq Ali’s commentary of the elections. “If Sanders had been the candidate of the democratic party he would have won.  Trump is not beholden either to the … Continue reading “What do they think the USA was before Trump? Not dangerous?”