Here’s a fairly detailed article describing how Scott Pruitt, Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is attacking journalists and stifling the media’s attempts to report on the core actions that the EPA is taking to roll back regulations put …
Category: Renewables – Politics
Restoring Integrity to American Democracy
Ever since the smoke cleared after the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United,” which enabled corporations to control our elections via unlimited spending, there has been a discussion of ever-increasing intensity as to how we can reverse this horrible …
Tagged with: Citizens United
Trump’s Appointment of John Bolton Is Terrifying
The New York Times writes: Trump’s decision to oust H.R. McMaster and replace him with John Bolton signals the President is looking for advisers to be more supportive of his instincts. That’s the very most charitable interpretation that could possibly be …
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Tagged with: North Korea
Students Risk Punishment for Joining Gun Control Protests
Imagine you’re a high school administrator. The children in your charge are miffed that their schools have become killing fields, but that anger pales in comparison to the rage they feel that the grownups charged with the duty to keep …
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Tagged with: broken government, democracy, God-given rights, ostensible democracy, teachable moments
Political Satirist Andy Borowitz Is in a Class By Himself
Like a lot of people, I stand in awe of extremely talented people, be they athletes, musicians, or astrophysicists.
Quo Vadis, American Democracy?
Here’s a meme that reminds us all of the unpredictable nature of life, or, better, how the future always looks like the past, until it looks like something completely different.
Tagged with: American democracy
Scott Pruitt May Be Roundly Reviled, But He’s Really Had a TERRIFIC Year
If I asked you to name the very best year of your life thus far, you’d probably ask for clarification: Most joyful? Most productive? Most rewarding? You may end up talking about a graduation, your first love, the birth of your …
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No Progress Without Campaign Finance Reform
Anita Heuss writes: I know we are all angry about guns today. Unfortunately I think something else needs to be said (displayed at left).
Tagged with: environmental stewardship
Pruitt Is Right To Protect Himself from Bodily Attack
From Time Magazine: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency has broken months of silence about his frequent premium-class flights at taxpayer expense, saying he needs to fly first class because of unpleasant interactions with other travelers. Pruitt told the New …
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Democracy Has Taken a Beating, But Americans Are Not Going Gently Into That Good Night
We often encounter suggestions that the will of the American people is constantly frustrated–and there’s a great deal of evidence to support that, given issues like 94% of voters favor stricter background checks for prospective gun owners and 70% oppose arctic oil …
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