Friday, July 17, 2026

Grading Trump and SOTU

Overall Ranking: America is too divided and too partisan.

What Standing Rock gave the world

Americans saw the Indigenous struggle—the violence, stolen resources, colluding corporations and governments—that goes hand in hand with protecting the Earth.

New study finds ‘forever chemicals’ in rainwater

Water quality guidelines deem rainwater is now unsafe to drink.

On again, off again, on again: The U.S./North Korea summit

Could the Korean Peninsula turn a page on its heartbreaking modern history?

The quality (or inequality) of life

Poverty in history’s richest nation.

Demanding House vote on net neutrality, open internet defenders gear up for nationwide day...

"The overwhelming majority of Americans understand that strong net neutrality rules are the prerequisite for an open and citizen-friendly internet."

Big plastic requests $1 billion bailout

“Having multinational companies with their tin cups out asking for taxpayer dollars at this moment in time is wrong.”

Before COB on the first workday of 2023, CEOs will make more than the...

In less than seven hours on the first workday of the New Year, a typical CEO will have made as much as the average U.S. worker will make all year.

Why new infrastructure is a national imperative

A long-term infrastructure program is now a national imperative, essential to protect Americans from failing bridges and dams, ensure the steady flow of commerce and jump-start an economy hobbled by COVID-19.

Why Putin hates us

Can we analyze the situation objectively and understand why the U.S.-Russia relations soured?