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Election 2016: Battle Against Climate Change

August 1, 2016

Election 2016 has turned into a dismal affair of mainstream cliche, repetition, hyperbole, and mud-slinging. Neither Trump nor Clinton offer much hope, and this is tragic when one considers the high stakes concerns (changing climate, climate refugees, dwindling resources, job opportunity, transportation costs, housing relocations, etc.). According to the National Geographic, our pace of industrial development, air pollution, and consumption […]

Category: Climate change, Elections, Environment, Technology Tags: divestment, grassroots activism

Poor People March Clashes with DNC Hotshots

July 25, 2016

As the Democratic National Convention finally opens in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania tomorrow, most of the nation is breathing a sigh of relief. Everyone watching the mainstream media television knows what will happen. Every day the commentators are either beating up on Donald Trump (the bad guy) or lauding the Hillary Clinton nomination. Democratic contender Bernie Sanders, earlier identified as a sheepdog […]

Category: Elections, Green Party

Sam Hill Wrong in Flagstaff

July 22, 2016

There are a lot of ironies built-in to this story about what in “Sam Hill Wrong in Flagstaff.” First, my arrival was adventitious, due to a broken-down Greyhound bus, and tired of certain troublesome creatures on the bus. Second, generally I had a swell time in Flagstaff: it’s beautiful, the air is fresh and clean. Third, my complaints originated from […]

Category: Asian American, Culture, Human Rights, Regional Tags: race

Minority NGOs Sellout to Clinton Democracy Bandwagon

June 28, 2016

Are we entering an age of authoritarian market democracy? In fact, the trend began shortly after Barack Obama took office in 2008. Commentators noted that he surrounded himself with neoconservative experts. According to Jane Hamsher, formerly of Firedoglake, campaign staffers were told they or their non-governmental organizations (NGOs) must conform or bow out. They were “kneecapped” or fired. Obama’s disincentivization […]

Category: Asian American, Elections

2016 Independents undercovered by mainstream media

June 15, 2016

As of early June, AGN noted that most of the mainstream news stations, especially Fox News, devote disproportional 2016 Presidential race campaign coverage based on size of candidate financing. Those with the deepest pockets get the most time. The breakdown is about 60% time spent talking about Donald Trump, the Republican nominee; 30% talking about Hillary Clinton as the “presumptive […]

Category: Elections, National Tags: media

Hanford Nuclear Reservation Wants to Become a Park – Part 2

May 20, 2016

In Part 1 of this report the history of Hanford and the legislation supporting a new National Park, with sections of it slated for privatization are described. In Part 2, the issue with toxic pollutants entering groundwater, along with other objections are covered. Map from Public Comment Period Fact Sheet – EA-071215 – Draft Environmental Assessment for Proposed Land Conveyance […]

Category: Ecology, Environment, Regional, Technology, Water Supply Tags: Health, Nuclear Radiation, water supply

Hanford Nuclear Reservation Wants to Become a Park – Part 1

May 20, 2016

The history of Hanford as a nuclear reservation is a troubled one, yet despite tons of nuclear waste buried amid the 586 square mile area, sections of it are slated for privatization in areas which contain hazardous wastes in the soil and are subject to toxic groundwater plumes.

Category: Environment, Regional, Technology, Water Supply Tags: Health, Nuclear Radiation, water supply

NPP Voters may need to re-register for California Primary

May 10, 2016

The California Presidential Primary isn’t until Tuesday June 7, 2016 but the rules for voting are convoluted because of it’s semi-open rules on presidential voting. The fact that California is not an open primary makes things particularly complex for voters who registered with “no party preference.” “No-party preference (NPP)” suggests that one ought to be able to vote for any […]

Category: Elections, Green Party, Regional

Independent Voting Wants Bernie to Run as Independent

May 7, 2016

The President of Independent Voting, Jacqueline Salit, published an Open Letter to Sen. Bernie Sanders at the Huffington Post in late February. In “Bernie, We’re in a Bind,” Salit mentions many salient facts about today’s voters, facts which match up with public opinion polls on fed-up voters. For instance according to Rasmussen Reports: The surprising level of support […]

Category: Elections

AJAM Closure a Loss for Would-Be Journalists

April 25, 2016

After two-and-a half years Al-Jazeera America shut down it’s station in mid-April this year. The loss is incalculable insofar as bold watchdog journalism goes at a time when our country is at a critical crossroad with regard to elections, climate change and peak oil, and economic sustainability—and especially with regard to balanced mass media broadcasting. The official reason why Al-Jazeera […]

Category: Asian American, Media, National Tags: media

IPPNW Townhall Combats Growing Danger of Nuclear War (Pt. 2)

April 13, 2016

In Part 1, Dr. Helfand talks about three nuclear war scenarios and why we are increasingly at risk for a global-scale nuclear calamity. In Part 2, Dr. Helfand of IPPNW describes specific courses of action, including ways to educate the public and influence policy-makers about the growing danger of nuclear war.

Category: Asian American, Human Rights, International, NATO, Technology, World War Tags: Nuclear Radiation