John Lundin
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President Obama Shows Lessons Of History Still Relevant In Anti-Slavery Struggle
In February, President Obama signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, prohibiting the import of slavery-produced goods. → Read More
An ‘Endorsement’ Bernie Sanders Didn’t Want: NRA Says His Comments Are ‘Spot On’
Sanders received praise that may put him in an awkward position. The NRA posted a tweet in support of a comment he made in Sunday's debate. → Read More
Building Bridges: Obama And Trudeau Set To Announce A Joint Climate Strategy
President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau are working towards a joint climate strategy to be signed at their meeting next week. → Read More
Following Super Tuesday We’re Getting Closer To Clinton Vs Trump In November
For Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Super Tuesday results provided few surprises and cemented their front-runner positions. → Read More
Here’s Why Super Tuesday May Be Super For Hillary Clinton
On March 1st, eleven states vote on Super Tuesday. Hillary Clinton could win as many as ten states out of the eleven. → Read More
Leonardo DiCaprio: Environmental Activist First, Oscar-Winning Actor Second
After winning the best actor Oscar, DiCaprio said: “Making 'The Revenant' was about man’s relationship to the natural world. " → Read More
The Unthinkable Could Be The Inevitable: Trump Is Close To Being The GOP Nominee
Donald Trump is now the heavy favorite to be the Republican nominee. It's difficult to imagine what could happen at this stage to blunt his momentum. → Read More
After Nevada, A Close Second May No Longer Be Good Enough For Bernie Sanders
If Bernie Sanders wants to win the Democratic nomination he needs to do more than come in 'a close second' every time. → Read More
Call It What It Is: Republican Senators Guilty Of Conspiracy To Obstruct Justice
'A criminal offense that involves interference, through words or actions, with the proper operations of a court or officers of the court.' → Read More
The State of Michigan Poisoned The Residents Of Flint To Save $100 Per Day
Switching Flint’s water source, without the proper anti-corrosive additives in place, was an example of penny-pinching “small government." → Read More
How The Death of Justice Scalia Changes The Legal And The Natural Environment
The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia changes everything. → Read More
Following Flint, Native Americans Worry Their Water Is Poisoned Even Worse
Celebrities and politicians have rallied around Flint while Native Americans have faced even more dangerous water contamination for decades. → Read More
Obama To Appoint A New Supreme Court Justice – Here’s Who It Might Be
President Obama has already reminded the Senate that it is his constitutional obligation to select a replacement for Antonin Scalia. → Read More
Meet The One Hundred Billionaires Who Are Trying To Buy The White House
A small group of billionaires is trying very hard to buy the presidency. They want to buy the White House from it’s rightful owners – you and me. A recent analysis of campaign finance data by Politico has found that the top 100 donors to the presidential race have spent $195 million on their preferred candidates — that’s compared to the $155 million spent by the smallest 2 million donors. In… → Read More
President Obama To Ask For $1.8 Billion To Fight Zika Virus At Home and Abroad
With the Zika virus threat growing rapidly in Latin America and the Caribbean, Barack Obama is pushing for an aggressive U.S. response. On Monday, the president announced he would ask Congress to approve roughly $1.8 billion to fight Zika at home and abroad. “We must work aggressively to investigate these outbreaks and mitigate, to the best extent possible, the spread of the virus,” said the… → Read More
Republican Candidates Find A New Reason To Block Immigrants: The Zika Virus
Republicans who are quick to dismiss evidence of climate change, saying famously, “I’m not a scientist,” are apparently now all doctors – epidemiologists, in fact. Two Republican U.S. presidential hopefuls said during the New Hampshire debate on Saturday they would implement quarantines of travelers if necessary to stop the spread of the Zika virus – a virus that is carried by mosquitoes, not… → Read More
Why Hillary Clinton Is So Passionate About The Flint Water Crisis
Ever since the Flint Michigan water crisis became a national story at the start of the new year, Hillary Clinton has done everything in her power to own the issue in the Democratic primary, to Bernie Sanders’ detriment. She released a statement on Jan. 11 calling it “unconscionable” that the Michigan city had been using lead-contaminated tap water since 2014 while state and federal officials… → Read More
New Hampshire Voters Are Asking John Kasich About Ohio’s Poisoned Water
Ohio Governor John Kasich is enjoying something of a post-Iowa surge that finds him in a surprising third place, behind Trump and Rubio, and ahead of Cruz going into Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary. Kasich prides himself on being a results guy, and he wants New Hampshire voters to look at the latest poll results, but he also wants them to look at his results as governor in Ohio. Take a look at… → Read More
Flint’s Undocumented Immigrants Denied Clean Water And Lead Testing
Being undocumented in the United States following a natural or human-made disaster always carries additional risks. In Flint, Michigan, where the municipal water supply has been contaminated with lead, undocumented immigrants have been turned away from getting emergency water at distribution centers because they couldn’t produce driver’s licenses. State officials clarified their position a few… → Read More
House Republicans Pick Racist Steve King To Chair Immigration Task Force
Republican lawmakers – who are unhappy with the perceived “executive overreach” of the Obama administration – are forming a new task force to find “legislative solutions” to challenge the president’s power — and they picked a telling lawmaker to lead the effort. Rep. Steve King (R-IA), a passionate anti-immigrant hardliner, will serve as chairman. The task force will conduct hearings and… → Read More