All News Articles for 2017-06-07

Wednesday, June 7, 2017
To Counter Trump, Hawaii and California Assert Leadership on Climate Action
States, cities, civil society rebuke President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from Paris climate agreement with acts to rein in global threat
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Kansas Kills Trump-Like Tax Cuts in 'Repudiation of Right-Wing Orthodoxy'
The cuts had devastating effects on the state's public services
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The 'Patronage' Presidency: James Comey's 'Extraordinary' Testimony on Trump
Fired FBI director's written statement described by analyst as "extraordinary piece of testimony" one day before scheduled hearing
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Latest Polls Show Millions of "Not Even People" Disapprove of Trump Presidency
Eric Trump, son of billionaire president, draws widespread rebuke and ridicule for saying he perceives dad's opponents as not human
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'Watergate Pales' to Scandal Surrounding Trump: Former DNI James Clapper
Clapper's comments in Australian capital add to growing chorus
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Republican Offers Familiar Cruelty With Rare Honesty: 'I Don't Support Livable Wage'
The gaffe, said one commentator, was "a potentially fatal mistake"
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Amid Roiling Mid-East Tensions, Unprecedented Attacks Strike Iran
The attacks come at a time when the world is seeing a " very intense situation between Iran and Saudi Arabia," said one commentator
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Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Edward Snowden Comes to Defense of Jailed NSA Contractor Reality Winner
'The prosecution of any journalistic source without due consideration by the jury as to the harm or benefit of the journalistic activity is a fundamental threat to the free press.'
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