Presenting a radical climate plan amidst the smell of “big fat bacon”
“Believe the scientists, we have 12 years left to save the environment” doesn’t sound like the usual rallying cry from a politician, but this was exactly what Bernie Sanders was saying to a cheering audience during his campaign event at the Minnesota State Fair....
Sanders supporters will feel the burn, not the Bern, if he loses nomination
Unlike a lot of politicians, Bernie Sanders doesn’t mince his words. “It is absolutely imperative that we defeat the most dangerous president in the history of this country,” said Sanders, one of a large group of Democrats hoping to be their party’s candidate in next...Old Ely vs New Ely: a mining project divides a small town in Northern Minnesota
At a gathering in the living room of a cabin hidden in a pine forest, the fracture in Ely’s community of about 3,500 residents is hard to perceive. All the attendees of the potluck – from the woman who brought the pork ribs to the couple with the apple cake – saw the...Why U.S. should rethink stand on climate agenda
A dangerous trend is cropping up in the United States – that of President Donald Trump making populist decisions that could come with detrimental consequences. Since his election, Trump continues to bypass official government communication procedures to engage the...
So Long America, and Thanks for All the Fish!
photo: freakingnews.com The year is 1974. The place – Lake Superior. The largest fresh water lake on the planet, and the largest of the Great Lakes, on the border of United States and Canada. In 1974, 47 tons of waste rock are pouring into the water every minute....
Staff writer at @TheAtlantic & WPI board member James Fallows wrote this piece on press coverage of Trump.
(He’ll also be our speaker for 2 upcoming webinars about the 2020 U.S. presidential election, 10/13, 10AM EST & 11/10, 10AM EST. Save the dates!)
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/09/media-mistakes/616222/
Nice to see Al-Jazeera picked up some of my @dpa_intl report this morning over the #TRESemme furore here in #SouthAfrica https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/1302951892931182592