Trump Extols U.S. Military Strength at Fourth of July Event

DARLENE SUPERVILLE, CALVIN WOODWARD and LYNN BERRY / The Associated Press Jul 4, 2019 The president asks Americans to "stay true to our cause" in front of soggy, cheering spectators, many of them invited, at Lincoln Memorial. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Bears Ears National Monument

Pat Bagley / The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah Apr 26, 2019 Dig deeper

Senate Backs Massive Public Lands, Conservation Bill

MATTHEW DALY / The Associated Press Feb 12, 2019 The measure, passed on a 98-2 vote, adds a million acres of new wilderness, expands several national parks and creates four new monuments. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration’s Approach to the Environment Is Immoral

Jill Richardson / OtherWords Dec 17, 2018 Many "scientific" questions are more accurately considered moral questions. The EPA and Interior Department are failing in both areas. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Open for Business: Lands Stripped From Utah Monuments

BRADY McCOMBS / The Associated Press Feb 3, 2018 For $212, anyone can stake a claim to land cut from federal protection by President Trump in December. But so far, there doesn't appear to be a rush to seize the opportunity. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Teddy’s Back (Video)

Mark Fiore / Truthdig Dec 7, 2017 Teddy Roosevelt is back, learning what has become of his Republican Party. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Patagonia Targets Trump in Fight for Public Lands (Video)

Eric Ortiz / Truthdig Dec 6, 2017 The California-based outdoors company calls for action against the president's plan to reduce the size of two national monuments in Utah. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Move That ‘Could Alter the Course of American Land Conservation’

Kristin Miller / Moyers and Company Dec 6, 2017 The plan to shrink Bear Ears National Monument in Utah is only one crisis the National Park Service is facing under the Trump administration. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Trump: A Fool and a Fraud

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Jun 1, 2016 The Republican presidential candidate's act is getting harder to pull off because now his words, often chosen for their shock value, have real consequences. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Closed Permanently

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Oct 18, 2013 Dig deeper

Stench

David Fitzsimmons, Cagle Cartoons, The Arizona Star Jul 30, 2013 Dig deeper

How to Forget on Memorial Day

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch May 24, 2012 This Memorial Day, there will undoubtedly be much cant in the form of tributes to “our heroes” and then, Tuesday morning, when the mangled cars have been towed away, the barbecue grills cleaned, and the “heroes” set aside, the forgetting will continue. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )