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 Trump’s side, diplomacy is not in the …

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 trade policies are being referred to as a “trade war.” They have leaders …

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 (a waste byproduct of coal) as their primary fuel source …

If you want to see a Congressperson blush, ask him or her a question about marijuana. With four states (California, Massachusetts, Maine and Nevada) having legalized it last November — making that seven states and DC, where pot is now legal for recreational use —  this is one topic that is becoming more and more unavoidable. …

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 He declared that the Second Amendment is obsolete and that it should …