GOP Civil War heats up again over Immigration and Homeland Security funding

By Robert A. Vella For nearly a year, the GOP establishment and the Tea Party put aside their tactical differences Continue reading →

The front line of climate change: Alaska village must relocate as Arctic sea ice thins

Climate change is forcing an isolated Alaskan village, roughly 80 miles above the Arctic Circle, to relocate. The very existence Continue reading →

What happens when you tax the rich and raise the minimum wage? Meet one of USA’s best economies

When Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton took office in 2011, Minnesota had more than a $6 billion dollar deficit and an Continue reading →

Missouri auditor, gubernatorial candidate Tom Schweich dies in ‘apparent suicide,’ police say

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Auditor Tom Schweich, who had recently launched a Republican campaign for governor, fatally shot himself Continue reading →

Net Neutrality Wins Big!

PROGRESSIVE GRAFFITI The FCC has classified the Internet as a public utility – to keep it fast, fair and open. Continue reading →

Bad Climate Outcomes — Atmospheric Warming to Ramp up as PDO Swings Strongly Positive?

Originally posted on GarryRogers Nature Conservation:
Last year, quietly and without much fanfare from the mainstream press, the Pacific Ocean underwent a…

Wealthy, vindictive, Republican UNC Board of Governors silences law school’s Poverty Center

In a move that surprised no one, last week a working group of the Republican-stacked University of North Carolina Board Continue reading →

A New Rule, and a Brave Official, Gain Allies Against Wall Street

A lone bureaucrat has been fighting the financial industry for years, on an issue that stands at the intersection of Continue reading →