Why I'm Protesting the Tar Sands Pipeline at the White House on Saturday
The key political fact about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico is this: at the end of the day, the decision of whether to approve the permit for the...
View ArticleCould GOP Sanctions on Europe Tank the Economy and Elect Romney?
Remember, "It's the Economy, Stupid?" So how come Democrats in Congress - over the objections of the Obama Administration - are helping Republicans press sanctions on Europeans who buy oil from Iran -...
View ArticleWikiLeaks and the Drone Strike Transparency Bill
by Robert Naiman The Senate Intelligence Committee recently took an important step by passing an intelligence authorization which would require for the first time - if it became law - that the...
View ArticleHow Bernie Sanders Can Kill the 1%'s TPP Trade Deal
The DC press says it's getting down to the wire on a possible vote in the House on fast track to substantially pre-approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other pending trade deals, with a vote...
View ArticleTell President Obama to Require Disclosure of Federal Contractors' Political...
The Citizens United decision unleashed a new level of influence over war & peace for corporations. But there's something President Obama can do, with the stroke of a pen, to reduce that...
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