April 20, 2020 by Common Dreams Ten years after the nation’s worst oil disaster, the impacts remain, but the Trump adminstration moves to expand dangerous drilling. by Andrea Germanos, staff writer 17 Comments U.S. Coast Guard crews work to put out a fire during the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf… Continue reading
Posted on April 19, 2020 by Ellen Brown (ellenbrown.com) A central bank-financed UBI can fill the debt gap, providing a vital safety net while preventing cyclical recessions. According to an April 6 article on CNBC.com, Spain is slated to become the first country in Europe to introduce a universal basic income (UBI) on… Continue reading
APRIL 16, 2020 (childrenshealthdefense.org) By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children’s Health Defense Dear Sanjay, Last week, your CNN producer, Matthew Reynard, notified me that CNN is featuring me in a documentary about “vaccine misinformation”. As usual, Mr. Reynard did not point out a single factual assertion by me that… Continue reading
Rachel M. CohenApril 17 2020, 3:00 a.m. (theintercept.com) WHEN BERNIE SANDERS ended his presidential bid last week, he conceded that he could not feasibly catch up to Joe Biden’s 300-some delegate lead to win the nomination but told supporters that he would stay on the ballot in all the remaining state primaries…. Continue reading
Will post a few Earth Day Events – by Monday eve. NOT back posting on a regular basis. – Please post events on Indybay even if event is digital: https://www.indybay.org/calendar/?page_id=12 Thank you to all who are – See Indybay for other events. ARTICLES: A. Government “Gives Away” 200,000 Acres of Public Land While Americans… Continue reading
Covid-19 is killing off the myth that we are the greatest country on earth. By Viet Thanh Nguyen Contributing Opinion Writer April 10, 2020 (NYTimes.com) Sometimes people ask me what it takes to be a writer. The only things you have to do, I tell them, are read constantly; write for… Continue reading
Bernie Sanders BURLINGTON, Vt. – Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday will host a livestream on why the coronavirus pandemic proves the need to guarantee health care as a human right through Medicare for All. Sanders will be joined by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Dr. Claudia Fegan and… Continue reading
Ronald W. Dixon · Apr 17 · Medium.com Now that Bernie Sanders has dropped out of the presidential race, the corporate media is finally reporting on the credible sexual assault accusations that Tara Reade made against Joe Biden almost a month ago. Whereas independent media organizations have been reporting on these allegations for weeks now, it was only recently that… Continue reading
Scott Ostler April 16, 2020 Comments Colin Kaepernick watches during Golden State Warriors’ 119-117 overtime win over Portland Trail Blazers in NBA Western Conference Finals’ Game 4 at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon on Monday, May 20, 2019.Photo: Scott Strazzante / The Chronicle Colin Kaepernick, the world’s busiest unemployed athlete, is chipping… Continue reading
The “Nebraska Promise” will take effect in fall 2020 Updated: Apr 17, 2020 KETV Staff Report (ketv.com) OMAHA, Neb. — As an economic crisis cripples Nebraska and the nation, higher education leaders make a bold announcement from Lincoln: starting next fall, the University of Nebraska will guarantee tuition-free college to… Continue reading
