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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Is Underfunded, Under-Researched, and Lacks Strong Evidence
Policy

Biden’s Infrastructure Plan Is Underfunded, Under-Researched, and Lacks Strong Evidence

May 28, 2021

August 10th, 2019. PICTURED: Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaking with attendees at the Presidential…

Paper Models Shutting Down Coal Plants and Finds it Would Save Millions of Tons of Food and Thousands of Lives
Environment

Paper Models Shutting Down Coal Plants and Finds it Would Save Millions of Tons of Food and Thousands of Lives

January 6, 2020

The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and its impacts on…

What Sacrifices Would Need To Be Made To Cut U.S. Livestock Emissions?
Environment

What Sacrifices Would Need To Be Made To Cut U.S. Livestock Emissions?

September 25, 2019

Image by David Mark. For many years the argument for reducing animal agriculture in the U.S. and the world…

Scrutinizing The Conversation On Livestock Emissions Reveals A Devastatingly Flawed Ideological Foundation
Environment

Scrutinizing The Conversation On Livestock Emissions Reveals A Devastatingly Flawed Ideological Foundation

September 21, 2019

PICTURED: Nibepo – Aike Ranch, El Calafate, Argentina. Photo Credit Alex Proimos CC 2.0. “A decrease equivalent to the…


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July Tariff Revenues Generate a Meager One-Fourth of Deficit Spending Increase

Andy Corbley September 8, 2025

Despite year-over-year revenue from import duties growing 252% compared to July of last year, government inlays were dwarfed by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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