Feb 20, 2017 | Revolution |
Scientists pitch themselves as preservers of communities and nature in the Trump era Democracy in America Feb 19th 2017 by H.H. LYNYRD SKYNYRD’S “Sweet Home Alabama” is a strange choice of song to open a rally of...
Read MoreFeb 20, 2017 | Elections |
AT LEAST 15 COMPANIES with financial ties to Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency, have faced hundreds of EPA enforcement actions, which are the basic tool the...
Read MoreFeb 20, 2017 | Europe |
It’s rare nowadays to read the news and feel anything other than abject horror. But occasionally something good appears, even in housing. This week, Sovereign housing association announced it has secured £150m from the European...
Read MoreFeb 20, 2017 | Civil / Criminal Justice Reform, Drug War, Reform |
Four members of the U.S. congress are banding together to protect the growing marijuana industry. A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers launched the Congressional Cannabis Caucus in a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on...
Read MoreFeb 20, 2017 | Civil / Criminal Justice Reform, Drug War, Taxes |
For more than fifty years, lawmakers and citizens have debated the legalization of marijuana. Regardless of how you feel about that debate, you have to feel good about the fact that in Colorado taxes from marijuana are going to...
Read MoreFeb 20, 2017 | Corruption, Taxes |
Illinois’ extraordinarily high property taxes are a symptom of a serious problem: too much spending that local governments cannot control. But some claim Illinois’ high property taxes (and sales taxes) are the result of the...
Read MoreFeb 20, 2017 | Elections |
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama called on lawmakers and the public to take a number of steps “to change the system to reflect our better selves” for “a better politics.” The top item on...
Read MoreJan 26, 2017 | Uncategorized |
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