“Don’t just watch us. Join us,” say activists, as Greta Thunberg joins climate strike...
Swedish teen continues weekly school strike for climate, for the first time on this side of the Atlantic.
Johnson & Johnson recalls 33,000 baby powder bottles after FDA finds asbestos
"FDA will be working with Johnson & Johnson to facilitate further investigation to substantiate that the product is authentic."
Progressive Briefing for Wednesday, September 19
Trump slams door on refugees, China sets tariffs on U.S. goods, Kavanaugh accuser goes into hiding after threats, and more.
Macy’s employees stunned by mass layoffs as company rewards Wall Street
In a dramatic restructuring, Macy's announces store closures and layoffs, spotlighting the tension between shareholder gains and workforce stability in America's evolving retail landscape.
2024: Dread and hope
Saving our civilization from impending environmental disaster is perhaps the one issue capable of uniting us.
‘Breakthrough results’: New study detects microplastic pollution in human blood for first time
While more studies need to be done to examine the direct effects of microplastics on the human body, researchers from the study warn microplastics can cause damage to human cells.
Will teachers save our democracy?
A new book by teachers’ union president Randi Weingarten explains “why fascists fear teachers.”
France becomes first country to ban fracking and oil production
The plan is part of France’s commitment to the Paris climate agreement, and their larger plan of weaning the French economy from fossil fuels.
How 77 tons of radioactive waste ended up in Brooklyn
A lawsuit charges National Grid, a major gas utility, with mismanaging a toxic industrial site near two densely-populated residential neighborhoods.
The US and China at year’s end
Still treading on the precipice