Miles O’Brien, et al: The scientific impact of Trump’s cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service
Experts have been warning for months that drastic and sudden cuts at the National Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability and endanger lives during the storm season. Here is what the science reporter for PBS said in February.
Abby Zimet: These Little Men | An Everlasting Shame For America
The attempted ritual humiliation of Zelensky came as Ukraine, a small struggling democracy of 38 million people, is ravaged by a nation of 144 million led by a gangster.
Nina Padolf: In line at the food bank with my roommate a disabled vet in Pittsburgh
It’s our turn, they escort us around
each section as if we’re in prison
Arlene Weiner: Ghazal
When parting or meeting we wish each other peace.
We show with every greeting that we are lovers of peace.
Abby Zimet: Taking On Bigots, Yahoos and Perpetrators Of All Kinds
Talk about flipping the script. Within days, in an historic act of grace, old Joe did the “right and honorable thing” and handed the reins to Kamala, “in every possible way (the) anti-Trump,” who ran with them.
Aric Sleeper: ‘Public Trust’—A Key Legal Tool to Preserve Our Natural Resources
There are underutilized legal weapons already on the books that can help fight big corporations and preserve the planet’s natural resources, such as watersheds and large forests… That legal weapon, a component of property law, is a concept known as the ‘public trust.’
Ellen McGrath Smith: Politics
Thank you, red, blue, and purple map on TV, for showing us as we truly are, smaller than the people in the Lexus ad, smaller when separated from the whole; … Continue reading
Doug Anderson: Power
Not the six fingered queen with her drifting eye but the hot-cheeked scullery maid, breasts resting on the plate of fruit she carries. Not the King, head-soft with syphillis but … Continue reading
Professors on food stamps
Originally posted on WORDVIRUS:
The shocking true story of academia in 2014 Forget minimum wage, some adjunct professors say they’re making 50 cents an hour. Wait till you read these…
Robert Reich: The Disease of American Democracy
Americans are sick of politics. Only 13 percent approve of the job Congress is doing, a near record low. The President’s approval ratings are also in the basement. A large … Continue reading →