Report: Use of public transit in U.S. reaches highest level since 1956
Report: Use of public transit in U.S. reaches highest level since 1956 The American Public Transportation Association announced in its annual report that more Americans
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Our governor may not like the president, but this is not about the president… It’s about providing health coverage for 240,000 Louisianans who work forty
LaunchCoal miners say they were surveilled, harassed after making safety complaints
Coal miners say they were surveilled, harassed after making safety complaints The Huffington Post chronicles the legal trouble that miners like Kentuckian Reuben Shemwell have
LaunchSnowden says he raised NSA concerns internally over ten times before leaking documents
I had reported these clearly problematic programs to more than ten distinct officials, none of whom took any action to address them. — Edward Snowden, explaining
LaunchRussian forces reportedly seize Crimean military base
Russian forces reportedly seize Crimea military base A Ukranian military base in the port city of Sevastopol has been seized by forces thought to be
LaunchTim Scott rails against nutrition information in speech to CPAC
We don’t need [federal law] forcing pizza places to tell us how many calories there are in our pizza, do we really want to know?
LaunchDarrell Issa apologizes to Elijah Cummings, skirts censure
Darrell Issa apologizes to Elijah Cummings, skirts censure California Republican Darrell Issa, the wealthiest member of Congress and the chairman of the House Government Oversight
LaunchSam Seder weighs in on Darrell Issa’s abuse of power
The Majority Report’s Sam Seder gives his take on yesterday’s travesty of a public hearing by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Chairman Darrell
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President Putin’s fiction: Ten false claims about Ukraine The United States Department of State debunks several of the recent claims Vladimir Putin has made to
LaunchThe sound of Hubbard Glacier
The sound of Hubbard Glacier, courtesy of Bernie Krause.
LaunchTwo Texas reproductive health clinics close, a harbinger of a coming access crisis
Two Texas reproductive health clinics close, a harbinger of a coming access crisis
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Greenpeace Canada: The fallout from the Fukushima disaster, three years later
LaunchHundreds of youth arrested at anti-Keystone XL pipeline protest at White House
Yesterday, hundreds of progressive students were arrested in front of the White House in what advocacy journalists say was one of the largest youth sit-ins
LaunchPublic school defenders launch movement in Austin
Public school defenders launch movement in Austin Ruth Conniff: “Deep in the heart of Texas, in the very center of what public-school advocate Diane Ravitch
LaunchRobert Gates tells Republicans to cut back on criticizing President Obama
I think considerable care needs to be taken in terms of what is said, so that the rhetoric doesn’t threaten what policy can’t deliver. —
LaunchAndy Hill’s proposed tax breaks would cost big in the long run
Andy Hill’s proposed tax breaks would cost big in the long run The Washington Budget & Policy Center looks at the eighteen new tax breaks
LaunchWhere have all the lobbyists gone? Into the shadows, that’s where
Where have all the lobbyists gone? Into the shadows, that’s where The Nation’s Lee Fang: “On paper, the influence-peddling business is drying up. But lobbying
LaunchAlaska wolf killings upset National Park Service
Alaska wolf killings upset National Park Service The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s dumb decision to slaughter an eleven-member wolf pack in the eastern
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We don’t need invaders in our streets… We haven’t invited them. There is no violence here. By deploying Russian soldiers in the Crimea, they sow
LaunchTo understand Crimea, take a look back at its complicated history
To understand Crimea, take a look back at its complicated history Several days ago, before it became apparent to the world that Russia had designs
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