Dan Rather reacts to White House media ban, calling the move a “real and present threat to our democracy” | Rare
“These are the dangers presidents are supposed to protect against, not create.”
To Billionaire Doomsday Preppers: Your Wealth Won’t Save You by Chuck Collins
The only solution is to bring your wealth home and invest in community resilience to ensure the survival of all.
What It Takes to Change Hearts and Minds by Colin Beavan — YES! Magazine
To get someone’s support, you need more than just facts.
War: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing
What Makes America Great? Artists Resist Trump With 100 Days of Posters by Jennifer Luxton — YES! Magazine
The progressive agenda over the next four years will be hard-won—and heavily illustrated—if the past few weeks are any indication.
Massive Italian Parade Float Captures Trumps Soul
Justice Department warned White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail, officials say – The Washington Post
Intelligence officials feared the national security adviser had misled the vice president after saying he did not discuss sanctions with the Russian ambassador.
Trump administration to approve final permit for Dakota Access pipeline
The deputy secretary of the Army will grant the final permit needed for completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline, it declared in a court filing Tuesday.
Containing Trump
He may well try to govern as an authoritarian. Whether he succeeds depends less on what he does than on how civil society responds.
To My Fellow Climate Scientists: Be Human, Be Brave, Tell the Truth by Peter Kalmus — YES! Magazine
With climate deniers sweeping into the White House, it’s time for scientists on the front lines of climate change to speak from the heart.