Patrick Cockburn

There is a dramatic slowdown in the previously accelerating pace of coal plant retirements because utility companies are responding to a rise in electricity demand from data centers and other sources. 

This is just one example of mainstream media not only refusing to ask questions of war criminals, but blatantly befriending them.

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.

A planned Earth Day rollback of wildlife protections collapsed under public pressure and internal divisions as Republicans continued pursuing cuts to nutrition programs alongside rising war spending.

Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.