January

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Peace and Jobs: A Conversion Conversation

If we need to keep fossil fuel in the ground to reverse climate change, then people who dig and drill need something else to do to provide for their families.

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Flint's water crisis and the GOP's class war

Why did Flint suffer a water catastrophe that now requires that children be treated as if they had been poisoned?

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What would happen if Bloomberg ran for president?

Michael Bloomberg, the former mayor of New York and billionaire, is considering a run for the White House.

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Western lands and the “material out of which countries are made”

The people of the West have so far rebuffed the militias' agenda, for which the entire nation should be grateful. 

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Michigan poisons poor to save a few bucks

Flint residents are Americans, but they are forgotten; state officials led by Gov. Snyder have shown that they consider the residents disposable.

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Stand up for Flint's children

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and other state officials should be held fully accountable for their role in the poisoning of the children of Flint.

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Alan Rickman, star of stage and “Harry Potter,” dies at 69

Rickman, a classically trained stage star and sensual screen villain has died after a battle with cancer.

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A mailman offers a big bear hug in sympathy and harmony

For this New Year I hope that all of us find a sense of sympathy and harmony with those around us.

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Looking back, glancing ahead

Biggest threat to democracy, economic security, equality, peace, and a livable planet: The Republican Party. 

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“We were here first”: Occupied Oregon land still belongs to Paiute tribe

The forcible removal of the Paiute people from the Malheur Reservation brings to mind the failure of the U.S. to live up to its treaty obligations.

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