Reversing Grassroots Win, US Senate Approves Fast Track Trade Measure

Friends of the Earth: "These trade deals would harm the environment, allow corporations to roll back government laws on fossil fuel exports and impede future action by Congress to protect the planet from climate disruption. A vote for Fast Track is a vote for climate disaster and an attack on our clean air and water."

E.J. Dionne, Jr.: What Change Sounds Like

a truly revealing leading indicator in politics is the moment when those on one side of the political debate are forced to talk about the problems that the other side sees as most pressing. Doing so inevitably reinforces their opponents’ worldview and suggests a retreat from their own ideology.

Norman Solomon: Cut Off the NSA’s Juice

"This is a struggle for power over what kind of future can be created for humanity." By Norman Solomon  Norman Solomon's Blog  January 27, 2014 The National Security Agency depends on huge computers that guzzle electricity in the service of the surveillance state. For the NSA’s top executives, maintaining a vast flow of juice to More

William Boardman> Our Syrian War

Our Syrian War In deepening Syrian quagmire, U.S. seeks both allies and enemies By William Boardman  27 March 13  Reader Supported News Syrian rebels attend a training session conducted by US intelligence officers in Maaret Ikhwan, near Idlib, Syria. (photo: Muhammed Muheisen/AP) o Declaration of War Needed, Times Makes Official Announcement There were no official More

William Boardman> Our Syrian War

Our Syrian War In deepening Syrian quagmire, U.S. seeks both allies and enemies By William Boardman  27 March 13  Reader Supported News Syrian rebels attend a training session conducted by US intelligence officers in Maaret Ikhwan, near Idlib, Syria. (photo: Muhammed Muheisen/AP) o Declaration of War Needed, Times Makes Official Announcement There were no official More

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