Daily Archives: Mar 13, 2026

James Thompson

NASA Faces Historic Loss of Union Rights Amid Deep Budget Cuts

It was a disorienting Labor Day weekend for NASA's thousands of employees. President Trump, on August 28, signed an executive order exempting the agency from federal labor-management protections, abruptly revoking collective bargaining rights for more than half of NASA's civil servant workers. The action, defended in the name of...
William Harrison

Trump’s Expanding Offensive Threatens to Cripple U.S. Offshore Wind

The Trump administration's war on offshore wind has transitioned from symbolic resistance to explicit, systematic dismantling. Federal agencies have, in the past few weeks, revoked permits, issued stop-work orders, and pulled hundreds of millions in funding for port infrastructure against projects already far along in construction and investment. The...
Thomas Reed

Limestone County Positions Itself for Space Command-Driven Growth

The move to relocate U.S. Space Command headquarters to Redstone Arsenal has initiated one of the largest defense-related relocations in recent Alabama history. While Huntsville is traditionally the epicenter of aerospace and military activities, surrounding Athens and Limestone County are moving fast to ensure they don't become passive observers...