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Clinton Owes It To Us To Ask For Real Vote Counting

In the news: Experts Urge Clinton Campaign to Challenge Election Results in 3 Swing States. Here's what's going on. Before the election there were fears that election results might be hacked. Now, after the election computer scientists are looking at election results...

TPP Is Dead. Time For a Progressive Trade Vision.

Trump’s election has killed the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). Trump made it one of his top campaign promises to end the TPP, and his election win was a signal to supporters of the TPP in both parties to back down. Even Obama has reportedly given up on passing this...

The Paris Pact Might Save The Climate From Trump

Last week I discussed how climate hawks could fight the environmental assault coming from the incoming Trump administration. One avenue requires help from other countries, who might threaten to slap carbon tariffs on the U.S. if Trump withdrew from the global Paris...

Fire Ants Killed the TPP

USW members at a 2016 anti-TPP rally in Washington, D.C. organized by the USW Rapid Response Department. Photo credit: Steve Dietz of Sharper Image Studios The defeat of the TPP is a tale of ants slaying a dragon. It seemed a fearsome task, challenging the powerful...

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