Trump’s DOJ: OK to Fire People for Being LGBT

Why does President Donald Trump care about what gay people do in the bedroom? The question came up this week, when a lawyer for Trump's Department of Justice argued that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect LGBT Americans from being fired because of their sexual orientation -- a complete reversal of the government's position on such matters under previous presidents.

ICAN’s Nobel Peace Prize Is Humanity’s Rx for Survival

"The prize is a tribute to the survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the hibakusha, and victims of nuclear explosions and development around the world and their vision to prevent future generations from suffering the horror of nuclear detonation," Dodge writes. award of the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons draws attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and the global movement to abolish these weapons as the only reliable way to guarantee that they will never be used again.

One Day’s News: American Apocalypse?

On Wednesday October 4, the news carried an apocalyptic version of our country with its chaotic national and foreign policy politics; its epidemic of Americans massacred by fellow Americans fatally attracted to assault weapons; and climate change denial in the face of a trifecta of record-breaking hurricanes. Our world is closer to nuclear war than at any time since the 1960s.

Did Russia Hack the 2016 Vote Tally? This Senator Says We Don’t Know for Sure

At a packed press conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Sen. Richard Burr , the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, provided a progress report on his panel's investigation of the Trump-Russia scandal. Naturally, this is a touchy and dicey matter for a Republican, and Burr tried to make some points that appeared designed to limit President Donald Trump's political vulnerabilities on this front.

Plummeting in Polls, will Trump ‘Wag the Dog’ with Iran, N. Korea?

The Voice of America reports that on Thursday, Trump met with US military leaders to discuss Iran and North Korea, then staged a photo opportunity with them. He asked the journalists, Trump has menaced North Korea with "fire and fury" and is now said to be determined to decertify Iran on compliance with the nuclear deal .

‘Calm Before the Storm’?!: ‘BradCast’ 10/6/2017

Trump's chilling remark; Another hurricane for the Gulf Coast; More deadly coal, chemical shills for EPA; Trump's 'reverse Midas touch'; Plus: Time to abolish the 2nd Amendment?... Guest: Brendan Fischer of Campaign Legal Center; Also: GOP Rep. resigns in sex/abortion scandal, NRA gives cover to GOP... Trump visits PR, downplays the disaster; US gives fossil fuel industry $20B/year in subsidies; Scotland bans fracking; PLUS : Climate change costing US hundreds of billions per year... There are many more people than just the man who pulled the trigger that bear accountability for the massacre in Las Vegas, Ernest A. Canning argues... Guest: Author, journalist Art Levine on GOP hypocrisy, progressive fear; Plus: Trump goes to Puerto Rico, blames the victims again... Crisis remains dire in Puerto Rico as military begins to step up; Trump attacks San Juan Mayor from his golf club in NJ; PLUS ... (more)

Climate Shocks May Cost U.S. $1 Billion a Day

Stronger hurricanes, hotter heat waves, more frequent wildfires and more severe public-health issues are all adding to the costs of climate change, which will reach almost $1 billion a day in the U.S. within a decade, according to a report released Wednesday. Total costs to address the impact of rising temperatures will swell 50 percent by 2027, to $360 billion annually, according to the study from the Universal Ecological Fund.

Alex Jones’ week of irresponsible Las Vegas shooting conspiracy theories

Jones has recklessly accused a multitude of people and groups of being involved in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history Hours after the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history, America's most famous conspiracy theorist, Alex Jones, took to the airwaves to name the culprit as a "leftist" who was "angry about Trump" before connecting the shooting to the 100-year anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution -- and Jones was just getting started. No credible reporting had said anything of the sort.