Thursday, May 2, 2024

‘Shame on you!’ Protesters interrupt Trump admin promoting coal & fossil fuels at UN...

Protesters at the UN climate summit in Katowice, Poland, as they interrupted a Trump administration event promoting coal and other fossil fuels.

While state leaders make war, Spanish children march for peace

On this thirtieth march for international peace in commemoration of the day that Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, the children sang “No to War,” “Yes to Peace,” “Save the Children,” “Friendship Yes, Violence No.”

Here’s how TurboTax just tricked you into paying to file your taxes

Come along as we try to file our taxes for free on TurboTax!

Environmental reporting can help protect citizens in emerging democracies

What happens when an illegally logged tree falls or poachers kill endangered brown bears in the forest, but there’s no journalist to report it?
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Baltimore residents: Trump’s attacks on the city are rooted in “racism and white supremacy”

President Trump is facing widespread outrage after describing Baltimore as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.”

Uprisings: From climate to austerity, autumn protests engulf the world

Solving the climate crisis with ambitious policy programs like Green New Deals might help to alleviate some of the suffering caused by the austerity that is breaking the backs of working people in rich and poor countries alike.

Not just angry white men: White women stormed the Capitol, too

The women who took part in the siege of the Capitol are part of a long history of women’s participation in extremist violence, both in the United States and abroad.

Nomad America?

In a nutshell, many working stiffs are perhaps a few paychecks away from becoming what I will call Economic Nomads.

If doomsday prepping has taught me anything, it’s that we can’t survive alone

Sometimes at second hand books stores I find myself with an armful of books, thinking “These will come in handy if …...

Bill O’Reilly ousted from Fox News amid sexual scandals

O’Reilly continues to deny the allegations against him. As a living testament to hypocrisy, O’Reilly has built a career promoting family values.