Trump’s Rush to Judgment on Syrian Chemical Attack: Illegal and Deadly
Via Truthout Donald Trump says the United States is about to bomb Syria, and Russia has vowed to shoot down US aircraft with missile defenses in response. With John Bolton, the new national security adviser and infamous enemy of the United Nations by T …
What’s scary about TPP?
Trade Deals: What’s the plan? US stock markets have suffered significant declines in recent weeks as rising trade tensions and worries about tariffs consume multiple industries. And that is just the domestic response. Abroad, President Trump’s new trad …
Dirtier Air on the Way?
Here is a Wrap-up of Recent Important Legislation Of Which You Should Be Aware: Two House Bills Bills May Weaken Air Pollution Protections Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-PA-12) HR 1119 would affect power plants that generate electricity by burning coal refuse ( …
Essays on Liberty: Are Gun Owners Fanatics — or Patriots?
Is the Bill of Rights indeed obsolete? In a striking Op-Ed last week, former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said how inspiring it was for him to see young people advocating for gun control and school safety. He declared that the Second Amendme …
HUGE APPROPRIATIONS BILL: EXTRA $65.2 BILLION TO GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR; MORE $$$ FOR FOSSIL FUELS; NONE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ACCORD
The House and Senate have both passed a $1.3 trillion bill to fund the Federal government for 2018. If this seems a little late, well, it is — and this budget will only last through to September. For months we have been covering this process. The bill …