PRESIDENT OBAMA INDICATED on Friday that he won’t pardon NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, even as President-elect Donald Trump announced his pick to run the CIA: Kansas congressman Mike Pompeo, who has called … Continue reading Obama Refuses to Pardon Edward Snowden. Trump’s New CIA Pick Wants Him Dead.

Why do the people who control the party purse strings all look the same? Yeah – a bunch of white, tender folk who seldom practice what they preach. “Diversity!” Uh….. Source: It’s … Continue reading It’s Time to Diversify the Democratic Party Leadership

United States Senator Elizabeth Warren today sent a letter to President-Elect Trump raising serious concerns about the special interest lobbyists, Wall Street bankers, and industry insiders who are staffing his transition team … Continue reading Warren to President-Elect Trump: You Are Already Breaking Promises by Appointing Slew of Special Interests, Wall Street Elites, and Insiders to Transition Team | Elizabeth Warren | U.S. Senator for Massachusetts

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

  Donald Trump deciding to strike a deal with Russia and Iran over Syria would be “the most disastrous thing that could happen” to the Middle East, a Saudi prince and former senior … Continue reading Donald Trump striking a Syria deal with Russia would be ‘most disastrous step possible’, Saudi Arabian prince warns 

Trump wasn’t elected just because he ran as a Republican, South Carolina governor says. Good viewpoint by Republican Haley. Trump’s win wasn’t a blank check for Republican “values”. Source: Haley: Trump’s election … Continue reading Haley: Trump’s election not ‘affirmation’ of GOP conduct

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