Obama’s Quiet Climate Legacy: A $5 Trillion College Divestment Campaign
Inspired by a president they propelled to office, college students have led a successful effort to pressure institutions to divest from fossil fuels.
Oregon standoff
“Oregon standoff: A timeline of how the confrontation unfolded” This issue is close to home for us…
Orwell’s “1984” and Trump’s America
Adam Gopnik on how President Donald Trump’s disdain for truth and accuracy poses a threat to democracy akin to Big Brother in George Orwell’s book “1984.”
Police Raid Standing Rock Camp, Dismantle Tipis and Are Burning What Remains
Following our earlier report from Standing Rock on the police raid of the Last Child camp, reports began to roll in that police had taken down tipis and burned whatever remained.
Post-Fascist Europe Tells Us Exactly How to Defend Our Democracy
Have your passports ready, watch your language, and other advice from a Yale history professor.
Progressives Are the New Silent Majority
Most Americans actually prefer progressive policies — so how did we get here?
Report Says Putin was directly involved with Russian Interference in U.S. Election
The Russian president personally directed leaks of material hacked from Democrats, according to NBC.
Republicans Prepare Efforts To Defund Planned Parenthood
Republicans are once again threatening to defund Planned Parenthood. They’ve tried and failed before, but they could have new momentum this time around with control of the House, Senate and the White House.
Republicans Would Repeal Obamacare In Precisely The Way They Accuse Democrats Of Enacting It
Secret negotiating, misrepresentation and a rush to judgment — yep, it’s all there.
Scientists are frantically copying U.S. climate data, fearing it might vanish under Trump
Alarmed that decades of crucial climate measurements could vanish under a hostile Trump administration, scientists have begun a feverish attempt to copy reams of government data onto independent servers in hopes of safeguarding it from any political interference.
