Judge Sides with Big Oil in Maine Pipeline Case
Judge allows oil company challenge to city ordinance to proceed, to allow pipeline company in theory to transport Canadian tar sands oil.
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Rotten Eggs: USDA Reverses Organic Animal Welfare Policy
Trump USDA reverses predecessor’s last-minute policy requiring more humane living conditions for hens that produce organic eggs.
Read more...The Fight for Net Neutrality Isn’t Over
The FCC voted Friday to overturn net neutrality, RNN interviews Craig Aaron about next steps to secure a free and open internet.
Read more...Matt Bruenig: What Actually Happened in Alabama?
Why the mainstream story of Doug Jones’ win in Alabama is utterly wrong.
Read more...The EPA Tries to Turn a Blind Eye to Carbon Emissions. The Courts Can Stop It.
Senator Whitehouse explains why the courts can challenge some of the breaks the EPA has given to global warming perps.
Read more...Newly-Declassified Documents Show Western Leaders Promised Gorbachev that NATO Would Not Move “One Inch Closer” to Russia
Newly-declassified records bolster Russia’s claim that the US and its European allies reneged on commitments to Russian security.
Read more...Tech Giants Trying to Use WTO to Colonize Emerging Economies
Tech titans like Google and Apple seek to create a “global” regime to prevent developing economies from protecting their companies or data.
Read more...Three Surprises on Climate Change from Economist Michael Grubb
A tiny bit of good, or perhaps more accurately, less bad news on the climate change front.
Read more...Reform Candidate for CalPERS Board, Margaret Brown, Beats Incumbent Handily; Staff and Board Apparently Shell-Shocked
As the Sacramento Bee reported, In an upset, a CalPERS critic wins a seat on the pension board: Margaret Brown, a Southern California school district administrator, unseated incumbent Michael Bilbrey in a runoff election to win a seat on the California Public Employees’ Retirement System Board of Administration. Her victory on Tuesday marks an upset […]
Read more...LEAKED: Head Of FCC Mocks Impending Destruction Of The Internet
Ajit Pai, the head of the FCC, shows his true colors. Not a pretty sight.
Read more...Doug Jones Scores Upset in Alabama Senate Race
Some initial comments on the Doug Jones win in Alabama.
Read more...Class and Beyond: Case-Deaton’s “Deaths of Despair,” Embodiment, and Neoliberal Epidemics
Can a theory of epidemiology put a stake in the heart of neoliberalism — and identity politics?
Read more...How the Radical Right Takeover in Brazil Has Parallels With Trumpism
The hard right is running the country without being elected after Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment last year. It has surprising support among the new lower-middle class.
Read more...David Davis Points Out Brexit “Breakthrough” Isn’t Binding as Draft European Council Statement Tightens the Screws
More discussion of the overhyped Brexit “breakthrough” of last Friday.
Read more...How Hayek’s Evolutionary Theory Disproves His Politics
How critics of Hayek, like those of Marx, fixate on his politics and ignore his important economic insights.
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