July 2017 - The UK Progressive

Trump Has Secretive Teams to Roll Back Regulations, Led by Hires With Deep Industry Ties

President Trump’s pledge to reduce red tape has been largely conducted in private, with a team of political appointees with deep industry ties and potential conflicts of interest. A joint investigation by ProPublica and The New York Times has identified 71 appointees, 28 of which have potential conflicts of interest. These include lawyers who have […]

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Pingos Expose Global Warming Threat to Humanity

Technology / John Kane

Pingos may appear cute, but they are in fact a serious cause for concern. Scientists are still trying to ascertain whether they pose a threat, but one thing is certain: they are popping up in unexpected places, a clear indication of the reality of global warming. In Siberia, Russian scientists have identified 7,000 “alternative pingos”

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Justice Neil Gorsuch Votes 100 Percent Of The Time With Most Conservative Colleague

Politics / George Washburn

By now, we can probably say that Justice Anthony Kennedy is not retiring from the U.S. Supreme Court. The word “probably” is apt because nothing is certain about the plans of this or any other Supreme Court justice when it comes to ending his or her service on the nation’s highest court. But this week,

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