- The New Progressive Alliance (NPA) continued to expand our organizational outreach and is now allied with 53 active national and international organizations. All allies are listed with internet addresses on our website.
- By the end of 2019 we had a total of 223 Public Comments in support of our Unified Platform. All Public Comments in full are on our website.
- Publishing in social media means publishing a reference in Facebook at the New Progressive Alliance, Leftist Third Party and Independent Candidates, Green Party Discussion, and Truth Bomb Activists. Because of problems with privacy and censorship on Facebook, we also publish on Twitter, MeWe, and Ilkmade.
- The Fossil Fuel industry continues an uninterrupted assault on the Pacific Northwest with one proposed project after another using outright falsehoods and backed up by massive finances. With Columbia Riverkeeper and other allies we have formed a thin Green line which has so far repulsed the fossil fuel assaults on our environment. In January 2019 the New Progressive Alliance fought the latest fracking assault with Public Comment 191. Public Comment 191: January 2019 – Oregon Dept. State Lands-Stop Jordan Cove LNG
- In January 2019 the New Progressive Alliance published “9 Renewable Energy Highlights of 2018” showing some progress is being made on fighting climate change.
- Change is possible. In January we published, "What would a yellow vest movement look like in the United States?"
- In January the New Progressive Alliance supported election reform as described in our Unified Platform with Public Comment 192. The New Progressive Alliance with a coalition of more than 50 national groups are calling on New York Governor Cuomo to follow through on his commitment to enact campaign and electoral reforms. “New York has an unprecedented opportunity to lead the nation—quite literally—on campaign finance reform, with a small donor matching system.” Among the reforms the groups are pushing are early voting, voting by mail, small donor public campaign financing, a reduction in campaign donation limits, and closure of a loophole that allows corporations to virtually give unlimited contributions.
- In January the New Progressive Alliance made Public Comment 193 to the United States Department of Energy on the required cleanup of Hanford Nuclear Power Plant. A proposed change would allow the federal government to walk away from its obligation to clean up millions of gallons of toxic, radioactive waste at the Hanford, Washington Nuclear Facility. Over half a century of experience throughout the world indicates nuclear energy is not the answer. It is the most expensive, the most delayed, and dangerous.
- In January we published a Climate Change Performance Index. The United States ranked next to the bottom while Sweden ranked at the top. No country was doing everything it should.
- In January we published an article that showed some obstacles and strategies in explaining Climate Change: “Flat Earth Cruise Proves Why Humans Will Absolutely, Positively Destroy The Earth.”
- In January we published an article pointing out that the Green New Deal would do much more than help the environment.
- In Public Comment 194 in January the New Progressive Alliance with over 280 other organizations wrote the President and Congress about the adverse health impacts of the government shutdown.
- Sondra Miller is a founding member of the New Progressive Alliance. In January we published her article “Towards a New Women’s Movement.” She contrasts the 2017 Women's March with the Women's Movement of the late 1960s that she was involved in.
- In January the New Progressive Alliance welcomed the “Declaration for American Democracy” as an ally. Their objectives fit well with our goals on election reform in the Unified Platform.
- In January the New Progressive Alliance welcomed “Trust for America’s Health” as an ally. Trust for America’s Health promotes optimal health for every person and community and makes the prevention of illness and injury a national priority.
- In January the New Progressive Alliance with 77 other public interest organizations today sent a letter to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and U.S. Senate Republicans demanding that they reopen the government immediately; amid a partial government shutdown that is harming families and communities all across the country as well as our environment and economy.
The letter was dated the same day that a CBS News poll found that 71 percent of Americans do not believe the government should be shut down over the president’s demand for a border wall. The poll also found that about one in five Americans has been “personally impacted” by the cutback in services and programs affected by the shutdown. - It is ironic that the United States government did not have enough money to operate and had to close, but did find the time and funds to interfere in another country. In January we published “Venezuela: What Activists Need To Know About The US-Led Coup.”
- Our government being closed did not stop a coup in a foreign country. In January we published “Open Letter by Over 70 Scholars and Experts Condemns US-Backed Coup Attempt in Venezuela.”
- The state of Washington is moving ahead in many environmental legislative actions which the New Progressive Alliance in February encouraged with Public Comment 196. Carbon Washington is a longtime ally of the New Progressive Alliance and is also pushing these laws.
- In February the New Progressive Alliance published “US-Led Coup In Venezuela: The Plot Thickens.”
- In February the New Progressive Alliance in Public Comment 197 with 28 other organizations supported HR1 to free the SEC to do its job, oppose corporate overreach, and fight the negative effects of Citizens United vs. FEC.
- Since taking the US House of Representatives, the democrats wasted no time in killing “Medicare for All” and eliminating real immediate action on the environment. In February we published “A Positive Vision For What The Green New Deal Could Be.”
- Despite increasing health problems such as the Flint water crisis and an outbreak of measles in Washington state, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) is being steadily decreased. In February the New Progressive Alliance with many other organizations asks that CDC be adequately funded with Public Comment 198.
- Because of mounting and increasing environmental problems, in February the New Progressive Alliance published “Environment in multiple crises – Report.”
- We face great danger because ignorance has indeed been weaponized by both the left and the right. In February we published “Resisting the Weaponization of Ignorance in the Age of Trump.”
- Corporate Overreach, economic inequality and global warming will not be fixed or even addressed by the democrats. In February we published “The Movement and the 2020 Elections.”
- A reason for hope is that many youth of today truly get it about science and climate change. In February we published “Youth Climate Movement Gains Steam, and Signatures, to Support Landmark Case.”
- Looking forward, we published in February “Wall Street Freak Out 2020 - Where do we go from here?”
- In February we published in three places an NPA article documenting the dangerous increase in the power of corporations.
- Jim Walsh, a republican in the Washington state legislature, co-sponsored HB2095, the Sustainable Farms and Fields Grants bill, which helps farmers reduce carbon emissions, increase efficiency, and adopt regenerative agriculture. In February we thanked him.
- In March we published “Could 'climate delayer' become the political epithet of our times?” which warns that delaying climate action could have as deadly consequences as climate denial.
- “Majority rules – minority rights” is a good summation for the requirements of our democratic republic, but decreasing civil rights are a threat. We posted our NPA article on civil rights with ever expanding documentation in March.
- In March Public Comment 199 Green Party Presidential Candidate Sedinam Curry called on Congress to make significant changes in HR1, particularly in the portions of the Act having to do with campaign matching funds that discriminated against third parties.
- In March we published “2020 Green Party Presidential Candidates.”
- In March we published continued NPA documentation about the declining economy.
- Democrats just do not get 8 years of Trump is very possible. In March we published’ “Nobody Likes Trump, But He Could Still Beat a Centrist Democrat in 2020 - Will just "veering" left be enough to inspire voters who have learned to ignore promises and platitudes?”
- In addition to nature, there are tipping points for the economy and political action. In March we published “A Future Without Fossil Fuels?” by Bill McKibben.
- This article explains a lot, but there are no easy answers. In March we published “Chris Hedges on the Failure of the Democrats and the Rise of the Trump Cult.”
- Internal blindness on a cult like level is not good. In March we published “Gallup Poll: US Global Approval Rating Plunges but Americans Believe the Opposite”
- In March the New Progressive Alliance with Public Comment 200 joined with 27 other organizations to urge the U.S. House of Representatives to oppose 3 Poison Pill Riders which would make it easier to hide secret political contributions.
- The trends in education are disturbing. In March we published continuously updated documentation in the article “Education.”
- Facebook deleted a talk by Greta Thunberg about global warming so in March we repeated her words on social media and made a blog. Science apparently has no effect on our leaders so we hope her words are more effective.
- In April we published with a blog and social media “2020 Green Party Plans” about a Green Party presidential candidate that proposed a way forward.
- In April we published our NPA article on the environment with over 4,000 references which are continuously updated.
- In April we published our NPA article on the election reform with over 500 references which are continuously updated.
- The arresting of whistle blower Assange in April 2019 is a serious blow to worldwide journalism. The ACLU commented, "Any prosecution by the United States of Mr. Assange for Wikileaks’ publishing operations would be unprecedented and unconstitutional, and would open the door to criminal investigations of other news organizations…Moreover, prosecuting a foreign publisher for violating U.S. secrecy laws would set an especially dangerous precedent for U.S. journalists, who routinely violate foreign secrecy laws to deliver information vital to the public's interest." In April 2019 the New Progressive Alliance published an article about the arrest and documentation about the continued war against whistleblowers on ten social media sites.
- In April we offered a free DVD of the 1961 movie "Judgement at Nuremberg." The issues it raises are more relevant than ever.
- In April the New Progressive Alliance wrote an encouraging note to Julian Assange and published directions for others to do the same.
- The NPA has opposed the fracked gas/ methanol plant many times in the past. It was recently revealed that in addition to being the largest methanol plant in the world and using one third of the fracked gas in Washington state, it would supply methanol for burning in China which would be a disaster for the environment. We published documentation in April. Inslee cannot claim to be an environmentalist if he allows this fracked gas/methanol plant to go through.
- In April we published opposition to installing a dictator in Venezuela.
- In April we published our NPA article on healthcare with over about 300 references which are continuously updated.
- In April we published an article containing climate activist Greta Thunberg’s speech to Parliament.
- The New Progressive Alliance made Public Comment 201 to the SEC encouraging greater disclosure.
- The New Progressive Alliance with 27 other organizations made Public Comment 202 to the US House of Representatives opposing 3 bad riders.
- The New Progressive Alliance with 67 other organizations made Public Comment 203 to the US Congress opposing bad policy riders.
- The New Progressive Alliance with many other organizations made Public Comment 204 to the US Congressional Leadership to cut funds to ICE and CBP based upon their performance.
- The New Progressive Alliance with many other organizations made Public Comment 205 urging Congress to control FERC.
- In May we published our NPA article on our crumbling infrastructure with over 100 references which are continuously updated.
- In May we discontinued publishing on JustNform because of access issues.
- How do we face increasingly severe global warming with ever diminishing time? In May the New Progressive Alliance published “The Climate War – Crisis to Emergency to Desperation” by Jeff Roby
- In May we published a New Progressive Alliance article which describes the decline of labor over decades thanks to the policies of both parties. It has over 75 references and is continuously updated.
- In May we published a New Progressive Alliance article which describes the dramatic increase in poverty over decades thanks to the policies of both parties. It has over 275 references and is continuously updated.
- We deleted posting on Green Party Activists in May because it is no longer an active site.
- In May we published the New Progressive Alliance article “The Powerless Press” which describes the dramatic decrease in both the power and effectiveness of the public media. It has over 725 references and is continuously updated.
- In May we published “Europe and China in a Globalized World: The Geopolitical Impacts of Belt and Road – Modern Diplomacy.”
- We live in increasingly desperate times. In May we published “Moderate Democrats’ Delusions of ‘Prudence’ Will Kill Us All.”
- In May we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Diminishing Transparency” with over 135 references and is continuously updated.
- In May the New Progressive Alliance published “The Democratic Party Is Waging a War Against Its Very Own Base - In chasing a narrow swath of white swing voters, the leadership is demobilizing a broader coalition of voters who have delivered blue victories time and time again.”
- In June we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Continuous Wars” with over 1,100 references and which is continuously updated.
- In June we published “State lawmaker touts Kalama methanol plant — and works for company that’s trying to get it built” which illustrates how fossil fuel companies and corruption go together.
- In June the New Progressive Alliance made Public Comment 206 with 64 other organizations backing rights of the people in the District of Columbia.
- In June we published the New Progressive Alliance article “The War on Whistleblowers” with over 375 references and which is continuously updated.
- In June we published with over 110 other organizations Public Comment 207 to the US House of Representatives encouraging much needed investment in health infrastructure through the LIFT America Act.
- In June we published in the New Progressive Alliance blog a letter from Chelsea Manning to Judge Anthony Trenga. This case has very serious consequences for freedom of the press, whistle blowers, and exposing war crimes.
- Though the New Progressive Alliance does not endorse democrats or republicans, we published in June a useful Greenpeace environmental grading of candidates for president. Biden went from a D- to a B after having to change from a middle of the road pro-fracking to a more environmentally friendly policy.
- In June we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Widespread Police Misconduct and an Expanding Prison Population” with over 675 references and which is continuously updated.
- In June the New Progressive Alliance was entered into the Congressional Record in support of H.R.51, the DC Statehood bill.
- In June we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Corporate Overreach” with over 375 references and which is continuously updated.
- In June we checked our list of allies and made slight changes to make sure all were active and had good internet connections.
- In July we published our NPA article “Civil Rights” with over 625 references which are continuously updated.
- In July we published our NPA article “The Economy” with a companion article “Economic Graphs and Videos” with a combined number of over 1,700 references which are continuously updated.
- In July we gave information on how to support anti-war candidate Mike Gravel to get to the democratic debate and question the status quo. Later he qualified, but the Democratic Party changed its rules to exclude him.
- In July we published an article showing that while climate change was getting more extreme, people are increasingly rising up to meet the challenge.
- In July we published “The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars.” Despite threats and bribes by the fossil fuel industry, the truth eventually comes out.
- In July we published our NPA article “Education” with over 850 references which are continuously updated.
- In July we published our NPA article on the environment with over 4,000 references which are continuously updated.
- Promoting animosity with Russia just to make Trump look bad was a mistake. In July we published “What Progressives Hopefully Learned From Russiagate”
- In July we published an article showing how Facebook and YouTube censor climate information and explaining the NPA policy to fight back.
- In July we published our NPA article on election reform with over 500 references which are continuously updated.
- In July we invited others to join in a letter to the countries of the European Investment Bank encouraging them to follow the recommendation to phase out financing fossil fuels.
- In July the New Progressive Alliance joined 35 other organizations in urging the US Senate to allow the SEC to mandate disclosure of political spending in Public Comment 208.
- In July the New Progressive Alliance joined ten other organizations in urging the US House of Representatives to allow the SEC to mandate disclosure of political spending in Public Comment 209.
- Two movies that are worth watching and very relevant to what is happening today are the 1961 “Judgement at Nuremberg” and the 1957 “A Face in the Crowd.” The New Progressive Alliance is so sure of their relevance today that in August they gave a free DVD copy of one or both films.
- In August we published an article showing how far the media is out of touch with the voters.
- In August we published our NPA article on healthcare with over 300 references which are continuously updated.
- In August we published our NPA article on our crumbling infrastructure with over 100 references which are continuously updated.
- In August we published an article on Green Party presidential candidates for 2020.
- In August we coordinated with climate scientist Dr. Mann to update Wikipedia to show how much more the United States and most other countries are subsidizing fossil fuel subsidies rather than investing in renewable energy. Mann graciously agreed to help and the changes were made.
- In August the New Progressive Alliance published “Ringing More Alarm Bells – IPCC Climate Change and Land Report.”
- In August we published a New Progressive Alliance article which describes the decline of labor over decades thanks to the policies of both parties. It has over 75 references and is continuously updated.
- In August we published “Canada election: Charities warned against climate change ads.”
- In August the New Progressive Alliance published “Exploiting Russiagate Coma, Democrats Raped Climate Movement.”
- In August the New Progressive Alliance joined 115 other organizations in urging Congress to enact an amendment to overturn Citizens United which has been disastrous for our economy in Public Comment 210.
- In August the New Progressive Alliance in Public Comment 211 wrote to the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency urging it to deny the proposed LNG facility based upon an inadequate Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.
- In August we published a New Progressive Alliance article which describes the dramatic increase in poverty over decades thanks to the policies of both parties. It has over 275 references and is continuously updated.
- In August the New Progressive Alliance published “The Curse of Moral Purity” by Chris Hedges.
- In September we published the New Progressive Alliance article “The Powerless Press” which describes the dramatic decrease in both the power and effectiveness of the public media. It has over 725 references and is continuously updated.
- In September we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Diminishing Transparency” with over 135 references and is continuously updated.
- In September the New Progressive Alliance published “The 3.5% Rule – How a Small Minority Can Change the World.”
- In September we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Continuous Wars” with over 1,100 references and which is continuously updated.
- It is sad to see evil people attack a teenager in this way. In September we published, “On the Malicious and Scientifically Illiterate Bullies Afraid of Greta Thunberg.”
- In September the New Progressive Alliance supported the International Climate Strike and published the full comments of Greta Thunberg’s comments to the U.S. Senate to learn from the sacrifices of Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists in the fight against climate change.
- In September we pointed out a disturbing national and worldwide trend of increasing violence towards environmentalists documented by an NPA article “The Environment.”
- In September we published a link celebrating the Climate Strike with over four million people in all seven continents. We rise!
- In September we published the New Progressive Alliance article “The War on Whistleblowers” with over 375 references and which is continuously updated.
- In September we published an article on the benefits of Public Banking for states.
- In September in Public Comment 212 the New Progressive Alliance joined 122 other organizations in urging the United States House of Representatives to co-sponsor H.J. Res. 2, the bipartisan Democracy For All constitutional amendment that would restore the authority of Congress and the states to set commonsense rules for the raising and spending of money on elections to advance political equality for all Americans. The amendment would overturn the disastrous Citizens United U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed unlimited amounts of political spending to influence our elections. For years, the American people have demanded lawmakers curb the influence of money in politics. In June, New Hampshire became the 20th state to call on Congress to pass a constitutional amendment to address the harm caused by Citizens United. These 20 states as well as more than 800 localities across the country, representing more than 140 million Americans, have expressed support for an amendment.
- In September the New Progressive Alliance joined the Delaware Riverkeeper and other organizations in urging Congress to hold FERC accountable for environmental regulation in Public Comment 213.
- In September the New Progressive Alliance with Public Comment 214 joined 24 other organizations in urging the USAA – an insurance that supports veterans - to drop out of ALEC. ALEC supports predatory lending, fossil fuels, privatizing the Veterans Administration and opposes raising the minimum wage and Medicaid.
- In September the New Progressive Alliance joined many other organizations in urging DC statehood with Public Comment 215.
- In October we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Widespread Police Misconduct and an Expanding Prison Population” with over 675 references and which is continuously updated.
- In October the New Progressive Alliance urged the EPA not to roll back methane limitations in Public Comment 216.
Because of methane's potency—some estimates suggest the greenhouse gas has more than 80 times the warming power of carbon dioxide—environmentalists and scientists have warned the Trump administration's efforts to gut methane regulations could have disastrous consequences.
Fortunately, the courts are only upholding about 8 percent of Trump’s environmental rollbacks because the rollbacks are either illegal or go against established science. The New Progressive Alliance made a formal public comment to the EPA opposing methane rollbacks.
"This administration is ultimately driven by sociopathic disregard for our future."
—Wenonah Hauter, Food & Water Watch
"It would also forestall legal requirements that would have forced the EPA to set rules on emissions from thousands of pre-existing wells and industry sites," the Journal reported.
Environmentalists reacted with outrage to the new proposal. "This administration is ultimately driven by sociopathic disregard for our future," said Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch.
Earthworks policy director Lauren Pagel called the rule "reckless" and said it will "impact millions of families living with oil and gas air pollution in their backyards."
"This is extraordinarily harmful," Rachel Kyte, United Nations special representative on sustainable energy, said of the Trump administration's proposed rule change. "Just at a time when the federal government's job should be to help localities and states move faster toward cleaner energy and a cleaner economy, just at that moment when speed and scale is what's at stake, the government is walking off the field."
- In October we published an article on the importance of keeping the internet open.
- In October we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Corporate Overreach” with over 400 references and which is continuously updated.
- In October we published our NPA article “Civil Rights” with over 650 references which are continuously updated.
- In October the New Progressive Alliance published “The Madness of King Donald” by Jeff Roby which takes a hard look at underlying world trends.
- In October the New Progressive Alliance welcomes Climate Scorecard as an ally. After analyzing the emission reduction pledges that all countries signing the Paris Agreement were asked to make and concluding they were too low, the Climate Scorecard began its current program of climate change reporting and advocacy.
- In October we published “Our Tax System Rewards Polluters.” Rewarding polluters in this age of climate change is foolish.
- In October we published our NPA article “The Economy” with a companion article “Economic Graphs and Videos” with a combined number of over 1,750 references which are continuously updated.
- In October we published an NPA article on the Canadian elections of 2015 and 2019.
- In October we published our NPA article “Education” with over 900 references which are continuously updated.
- In October the New Progressive Alliance joined 30 other organizations in urging the SEC to improve disclosure in Public Comment 217.
- In October in Public Comment 218 the New Progressive Alliance joined business, labor and environmental leaders to oppose Washington State’s I-976 which would be disastrous for transportation and the environment.
- In October the New Progressive Alliance joined 76 other organizations in urging Congress to pass a clean budget in Public Comment 219.
- The Keystone XL Pipeline should have been firmly disapproved in the first year of the Obama Presidency, but because of fossil fuel interests it keeps surviving. In November the New Progressive Alliance once again opposed the Keystone XL pipeline which would be a disaster for the environment as well as violating Native American rights with Public Comment 220.
- In November we published our NPA article on the environment with over 4,600 references which are continuously updated.
- In November the New Progressive Alliance published the article “The never ending curse of coal.”
- In November with Public Comment 221 the New Progressive Alliance urged the International Energy Agency to correctly report in their “World Energy Outlook” publication the urgency of climate change and the need to immediately reduce fossil fuels.
- In November the New Progressive Alliance urged the Department of Agriculture to not allow logging in the Tongass Forest in Public Comment 222. This will not help Alaska’s economy, but will significantly negatively impact the Tongass National Forest which is the world's largest intact temperate rainforest. This Forest is of global importance. Opening it to logging, mining, or oil and gas will have permanent, detrimental consequences. There are good reasons already well documented for the 20 year restrictions to preserve the Tongass National Forest.
- In November the New Progressive Alliance published “Climate crisis: 11,000 scientists warn of untold suffering” which set out vital signs as indicators of the climate emergency. How long can we continue to ignore warnings from legitimate scientists about climate change as well as the evidence we can all see with our own eyes?
- In November the New Progressive Alliance published “Climate change deniers’ new battle front attacked – Pernicious campaign is unfair on well-meaning people who want to help.”
- In November we published our NPA article on election reform with about 600 references which are continuously updated.
- In November the International Energy Agency (IEA) just released its highly-anticipated World Energy Outlook publication. Unfortunately, the report is dangerous because it's used by politicians and fossil fuel companies to justify massive new oil and gas projects that will only make the climate crisis worse. The New Progressive Alliance had personally written the International Energy Agency in Public Comment 221 to urge it to recognize the dangers of climate change and its obligations under the United Nations. We put this information out in social media.
- In November the New Progressive Alliance welcomes WikiLeaks as an ally. WikiLeaks founded by its publisher Julian Assange in 2006 and specializes in the analysis and publication of large datasets of censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption. It has won many awards and was nominated for the UN Mandela Prize (2015) and nominations in six consecutive years for the Nobel Peace Prize (2010-2015).
- In November we published “European Investment Bank to phase out fossil fuel financing.” There are some reasons for hope.
- In November we published “Why science failed to stop climate change.” We need to understand the tactics of the fossil fuel industry.
- In November we published our NPA article on healthcare with over 315 references which are continuously updated.
- In November we published “JOHN PILGER: The Lies About Assange Must Stop Now.” The New Progressive Alliance will not support Warren, Hawkins, or any other candidate that has gone along with labeling Assange a villain instead of a heroic journalist or has brought the myth that Russians are controlling our elections.
- In November we published our NPA article on our crumbling infrastructure with over 115 references which are continuously updated.
- Despite an incredible, Indigenous-led effort to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline, Energy Transfer completed construction in 2017. In its first six months of operation, DAPL spilled six times. Its climate impact is already staggeringly high. And just when we thought it couldn’t get worse, the news drops that Energy Transfer wants to DOUBLE the pipeline’s carrying capacity – increasing daily shipments to over 1.1 MILLION barrels of oil per day. But this plan requires state permits, which means the governors of Illinois, Iowa, and North Dakota can put a stop to it. In December we urged the governors of Illinois, Iowa, and North Dakota to do the right thing and deny the permits.
- In December we published “Failed Action on the Climate Crisis Makes Resistance Imperative.” On December 2, the 25th two-week long United Nations climate conference begins in Madrid, Spain. The stated task of the conference, referred to as COP 25 (Conference Of Parties), is to make sure there are plans to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. We are in an increasingly desperate situation.
- In December we published our NPA article on our crumbling infrastructure with over 115 references which are continuously updated.
- Fossil Fuel expansion does not happen because it is a good idea. It happens because banks invest heavily in fossil fuels. The New Progressive Alliance (NPA) has previously joined with over 300 other organizations in a joint movement “Fossil Banks – No Thanks” to encourage 38 banks world wide to stop financing fossil fuel expansion. In December the NPA joined in writing letters to six of the major banks in the United States with Public Comment 223.
- In December we published “Visiting Britain’s Political Prisoner” about Julian Assange.
- In December we published a New Progressive Alliance article which describes the dramatic increase in poverty over decades thanks to the policies of both parties. It has over 285 references and is continuously updated.
- In December we published a meme warning against blindly following the democrats based upon the democrats overwhelming vote to renew NAFTA, give a huge boost for military spending, and renew the constitution defying PATRIOT Act.
- In December we published another report on the U.K. torture of whistleblower Assange.
- In December we tweeted “Legacy riders are special favors for big business and ideological extremists that got added to past spending bills. They have nothing to do with funding our government and should be taken out of this year's bills.” There was also a reference for further documentation.
- In December we published the New Progressive Alliance article “The Powerless Press” which describes the dramatic decrease in both the power and effectiveness of the public media. It has over 800 references and is continuously updated.
- In December we published an article on the recent United Nations on climate change which was the worst to date. The article was “Make Your Case with the United Nations on Climate Change.”
- In December we published a reference to the article “The Real Reasons Tulsi Gabbard Did Not Vote to Impeach Donald Trump.” Trump skated on issues which the democrats are equally guilty. Gabbard’s decision had much more to do with a desire to censure Trump over his real crimes: carrying out wars without congressional approval, illegally “occupying and pillaging” Syria, “and continuing to support Saudi Arabia’s “genocidal war” in Yemen.
- In December we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Diminishing Transparency” with over 135 references and is continuously updated.
- In December we published the New Progressive Alliance article “Continuous Wars” with over 1,100 references and which is continuously updated.