Archives for General News
November 2017
Thursday, November 30:
High Fliers; 2017; How the private Jet Lobby shifts the costs to the rest of us, and threatens our planet (2 comments)
Trump Pressed Top Republicans to End Senate Russia Inquiry
Oligarchs Clawback Social Benefits, Call it "Tax Reform" (3 comments)
Tax Questions We Aren't Allowed to Ask (1 comments)
Russia Plans an Independent Internet for BRICS
Kellyanne Conway Accused of Violating Hatch Act, Case Opened
Women marched on Wash. Now they want to impeach Trump
Wednesday, November 29:
Backlash Against Russian 'Fake News' Is Shutting Down Debate for Real
I realize belatedly that Mutually Assured Destruction may save our asses, at least for the moment
Garrison Keillor fired after allegations of inappropriate behavior (5 comments)
Sanders, Colleagues Unveil Legislation to Rebuild Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (1 comments)
Trump retweets videos purporting to show muslim violence
NBC News fires Matt Lauer over inappropriate sexual behavior (1 comments)
Will These Senators Live Up to Their Own Principles? (1 comments)
Tuesday, November 28:
CFPB: Judge rules in Mulvaney vs. English leadership fight for bureau
North Korea may complete nuclear programme within a year
Trump Exwives, Daughters Make Fur Great Again (6 comments)
Tomgram: Rajan Menon, How Trump Will Betray His Base
Monday, November 27:
Prince Harry "thrilled" to marry girlfriend Meghan Markle next year
US officials not told Russia tried to target personal emails - The Boston Globe
Sunday, November 26:
How Social Media Is Leveling the Playing Field Between Governments, Militants, and Ordinary People (1 comments)
Rep. John Conyers steps down from committee leadership position amid harassment accusations (2 comments)
Friday, November 24:
The Trump-Russia Story Is Coming Together. Here's How to Make Sense of It; by Bill Moyers. (16 comments)
Egypt attack: Gunmen kill 235 in Sinai mosque
Pharma's Best Salespeople? Patients Who "Kill the Messenger" (4 comments)
Abbas refuses to answer Jared Kushner's phone call (1 comments)
Paul Manafort Flew 18 Times To Moscow, Report Shows (2 comments)
Thursday, November 23:
A Split From Trump Indicates That Flynn Is Moving to Cooperate With Mueller (1 comments)
Humor Cartoon: Overserved and Overfed!
Anita Hill: Joe Biden hasn't taken 'ownership' for his role in Clarence Thomas hearings
GOP Women in Alabama Turn against Roy Moore (1 comments)
Wednesday, November 22:
'Worse Than One Could Imagine': Commissioner Decries FCC Chair's Attack on Net Neutrality (3 comments)
Saad Hariri: Lebanon PM 'suspends' resignation - BBC News
Trump Attempts to End "Competitive Elections in America" (10 comments)
Impeach Trump Billboards go up in Times Square (11 comments)
Tuesday, November 21:
U.S. diplomats accuse Tillerson of breaking child soldiers law (1 comments)
"Trumping Democracy" -- New Documentary Traces Trump's Election Win
Guglielmo Tell: 6 Citgo Board of Directors Detained by Venezuelan Government (3 comments)
Trump says Republican Roy Moore must be elected in Alabama
Fed judge blocks Trump's order to cut funding to 'sanctuary' cities
Monday, November 20:
His critique of US media still resonates: Manufacturing Consent Co-Author and Media Critic Ed Herman Dead at 92 (4 comments)
Keystone XL pipeline gets approval from Nebraska regulator (1 comments)
Trump puts N. Korea back on state sponsor of terrorism list (6 comments)
Saudi Arabia vows to take on Iran amid warnings region in 'abyss' (2 comments)
Zimbabwe's Mugabe ignores party deadline to quit
Charles Manson, murderous cult leader, dies at 83 (1 comments)
Guardian, NYT Paint Power-Grabbing Saudi Dictator as Roguish, Visionary 'Reformer'
Beauty pageant becomes a powerful protest
Sunday, November 19:
More than 480,000 Deaths Each Year in US Due to Smoking Cigarettes (11 comments)
Experts Warn It Would Take More Than One General to Thwart "Illegal" Nuclear Strike (1 comments)
Betsy DeVos greeted by protesters as she visits Houston Area High School (VIDEO) (4 comments)
Saturday, November 18:
Thomas Frank: We're Still Aghast at Donald Trump--but What Good Has That Done?
Yes, Trophy Hunters Really Do These Things (6 comments)
Penis in the sky: US navy pilots grounded over "obscene" stunt (7 comments)
The Shocking Math of the Republican Tax Plan (3 comments)
Friday, November 17:
County board member's 'joke' about the Women's March cost him his seat
Mikhail Gorbachev: My Plea to the Presidents of Russia and the United States (2 comments)
Rev. Jesse Jackson, 76, reveals he has Parkinson's disease
Treasury paid nearly $1 million for harassment, other claim settlements in Congress in 2017 alone
GOP lawmaker resigns after consensual, 'inappropriate behavior' with a man in his office
Leeann Tweeden: Al Franken's Fate Is 'For The People Of Minnesota To Decide' (2 comments)
Thursday, November 16:
Keystone Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota
Trump's silence on Roy Moore speaks volumes
North Korea "sentences Trump to death" for insulting Kim Jong-un (1 comments)
Edward S. Herman (1925--2017), author of "Manufacturing Consent"
Tomgram: Robert Lipsyte, Beating Back the Bad Boys (1 comments)
Wednesday, November 15:
Many Back Pain Treatments Help Pharma and Surgeons More Than Patients (1 comments)
Moveon/Indivisible Rally in Front of Capitol Building Lambasts HR (Horror?) 1 (4 comments)
Cordray to Resign From CFPB, Allowing Trump to Remake Watchdog (2 comments)
That Time Roy Moore Refused to Convict a Child Molester Who Raped a 4-Year-Old (4 comments)
57% of Americans Say Trump Is Not Fit to Be President - 86% of Republicans Say He Is (1 comments)
Tuesday, November 14:
Tennessee: Is a Computer a Teacher? Does a Student Have a Right to a Teacher? by Diane Ravitch (2 comments)
Robbing Blue States to Pay Red (2 comments)
Monday, November 13:
Upheaval in Saudi Arabia Presages Middle-East Shakeup
Will FCC Destroy Democracy on Nov. 16? Activism Needed Now! (8 comments)
FYI: Australia's Plebiscite on Same-Sex Marriage (3 comments)
Sixth woman accuses former president George HW Bush of groping her during photo shoot
16 Health Problems Improved in Patients Who Switched From GMO to Organic Diets
Earthquake Near Iran-Iraq Border Kills More than 430, Injures Over 7,600
Natural Gas Worse Than Coal (7 comments)
She Warned of 'Peer-to-Peer Misinformation.' Congress Listened. (1 comments)
Tomgram: Alfred W. McCoy, Washington's Drug of Choice in the War on Terror (1 comments)
Daily Inspiration — Rally for Democracy
Paradise Papers Show How Misguided the G.O.P. Is on Taxes (2 comments)
Keith Ellison Believes Democrats Will Take Back the House and Senate (3 comments)
Sunday, November 12:
Security Breach and Spilled Secrets Have Shaken the N.S.A. to Its Core - The New York Times (6 comments)
GOP Senate Candidate Roy Moore Accused of Sexual Contact With Young Girls
Advertisers distance themselves from Hannity after Moore coverage
White Men and Republicans Don't Think Domestic Violence Is All That Important (1 comments)
Every Cybercharter Fails to Meet State Standards, for Fifth Year in a Row, in Pennsylvania:; by Diane Ravitch (1 comments)
President Trump, Please Read the Constitution (2 comments)
Saturday, November 11:
North Korea: Trump "begged for nuclear war" during Asia trip
Millions In Yemen Will Die Unless Saudi Aid Blockade Is Lifted, UN Warns
Softbank and Bezos backed vertical farm startup has global expansion plans (1 comments)
Friday, November 10:
Why have we built a paradise for offshore billionaires? (1 comments)
Mueller interviews top White House aide
The Paradise Papers Primer: Trump-Russia Links And Global-Scale Corruption (1 comments)
Trump, Aiming to Coax Xi Jinping, Bets on Flattery
Why the Democrats' Victories Do NOT Spell The End of Trumpian Fascism
Thursday, November 9:
WikiLeaks - Vault 8 (1 comments)
Fox News overlooks alleged Nazi ties, hires former White House staffer Seb Gorka
How Republicans responded to Roy Moore sexual assault allegations
Trump and Putin set to meet in Vietnam, Kremlin says (1 comments)
Is the Way Your Meat Was Produced Your Business? (7 comments)
Wednesday, November 8:
How a Socialist Beat One of Virginia's Most Powerful Republicans (2 comments)
Virginia Dems Sweep Elections: Singing the Blues is a Good Thing (4 comments)
Poll: Views of Democratic Party Hit Lowest Mark in 25 years (2 comments)
Tuesday, November 7:
Dems sweep statewide Virginia elections (1 comments)
Paul Manfort's Russian Connection (2 comments)
Carter Page Reveals New Contacts with Trump Campaign, Russians
The Paradise Papers Hacking and the Consequences of Privacy (1 comments)
Republican Tax Rewrite Helps Some Millionaires but Hurts Others
GOP 'Propaganda' Not Working: Only 13% Believe Tax Plan Will Help Middle Class
Air Force Failed To Enter Church Shooter's Domestic Violence Record In Database (1 comments)
Monday, November 6:
Manafort lawyer will file motion to suppress evidence
The Essential Role of Mindfulness in Politics (2 comments)
Brazile Fallout: Hillary Privatized the DNC with Help from a Washington Law Firm (2 comments)
Trump Jr. Hinted at Review of Anti-Russia Law, Moscow Lawyer Says
Sen. Rand Paul's injuries far more severe than initially thought (1 comments)
Tomgram: Danny Sjursen, War Making in the Age of the Imperial Presidency
Sunday, November 5:
Texas Church Shooting: More Than Two Dozen Parishioners Killed
Mueller Has Enough Evidence to Bring Charges in Flynn Investigation
Manafort proposes $12.5 million bail package (1 comments)
Police arrest neighbor after Rand Paul is assaulted at Kentucky home
Saturday, November 4:
Should 5-Year-Olds "Plink" Squirrels and "Gig" Frogs ? (6 comments)
Memo Reveals Details of Hillary Clinton-DNC Deal
'Very Frustrated' Trump Becomes Top Critic of Law Enforcement (1 comments)
Friday, November 3:
Trump admin finds "no convincing alternative explanation" in report for climate change
Bergdahl Sentencing: No Prison Time, Dishonorable Discharge (1 comments)
Trump and Sessions Denied Knowing About Russian Contacts. Records Suggest Otherwise
Thursday, November 2:
DNC Chair Donna Brazile confirms Dem Primary was Rigged for Hillary (14 comments)
EPA Replaced Its Top Science Advisers Without Telling Them (2 comments)
Republicans Release Tax Plan, Cutting Corporate and Middle-Class Taxes
The Coalition of the Ambassadors of Israel and Saudi Arabia in Switzerland
Wednesday, November 1:
Trump: Consider Sending NYC Truck Attacker to Guantanamo Bay
Progressive Leaders: How to Reverse the 'Spiritual Blackout' That Trump Has Ushered into America
Indiana: The Worst School In America? by Diane Ravitch (3 comments)
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Doing Bin Laden's Bidding