— Amy Hartman, Field Organizer, Bernie Sanders for President Good afternoon Winnemucca folks for Bernie and thanks to everyone that came to our office opening last Friday. We had a great turnout. Jerry Hirsch was kind enough to take pictures of the
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— by CAP Action War Room The Obama Administration Announces Overhaul Of Federal Coal Leasing Program The last time rules for coal mining on tax-payer public lands were updated, smoking was allowed on airplanes, airbags weren’t required in cars, and sewage was
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Responding to the announcement that Implementation Day has been reached for the Iran Nuclear Agreement, meaning Iran has verifiably taken steps moving it at least 15 years away from being able to make a nuclear weapon, the Rev. Robert Moore, executive director
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Decision “puts Nevada embarrassingly out of step with the national and international agenda recently set in Paris to save our climate,” says local activist — by Deirdre Fulton, CommonDreams staff writer Renewable energy advocates say the move could “destroy the rooftop solar industry
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It would have brought a million barrels of toxic tar-sands sludge oil across the length of our nation, through wetlands and communities. President Obama wisely rejected it. Only now you and other American taxpayers may have to pay for that common-sense decision.
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The Donald wasn’t the worst thing about 2015, but he was the most irritating. — by Donald Kaul Is 2015 over yet? Is it safe to come out now? What a bummer. Mass shootings, cops using unarmed civilians for target practice, the
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The GOP’s “just build a wall” simpletons don’t know what they’re talking about. — by Jim Hightower Good fences, wrote Robert Frost, make good neighbors. But an 18-foot high, 2,000-mile wall? That’s another story. It just antagonizes your neighbor — and shows
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Last night, President Obama delivered the final State of the Union address of his presidency. If you missed our SOTU Watch Party, you can watch his final State of the Union address here: He wasn’t focused on our past — he was
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— by Vickie Rock, Humboldt Democrats After the 62nd vote to repeal “Obamacare” (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) which has now been upheld by the Supreme Court TWICE, the Republiban members of Congress finally managed to pass HR 3762. Inaptly named,
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The State of the Union Address falls on January 12, 2016, the date of our next Humboldt Dems meeting. Roger & Vickie Rock will be hosting the meeting as a SOTU Watch party and will provide a modest meal of Hot Dogs,
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