Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Videos Capture LAPD Killing Homeless Man on Skid Row

After a homeless man allegedly resisted arrest, LAPD officers fatally gunned him down on Skid Row. Recording of the incident on witnesses’ cell phones along with police officers' body cameras will be used in the investigation into the shooting.

Will climate change cause humans to go extinct?

Humanity can still live in a world with climate change – it’s just going to be more work, and many lives and livelihoods are likely to be threatened.

Louisiana jury orders Chevron to pay millions to restore coastal wetlands

The jury found Texaco, which was bought by Chevron in 2001, in violation of state coastal resource regulations because the company didn't restore wetlands destroyed by drilling oil wells, dredging canals and dumped wastewater.

Arrest and prosecute calls intensify after masked agents identified in Alex Pretti killing

Two federal officers involved in the Minneapolis shooting named as secrecy and accountability concerns deepen.

The liberal arts are not disposable

A spinoff of a forthcoming book from Johns Hopkins Press about the value of the liberal arts.

Trump’s ‘God Squad’ grants fossil fuel exemption affecting endangered species protections in the Gulf

A rarely convened federal panel voted unanimously to allow oil and gas operations to bypass key wildlife safeguards, drawing legal challenges and warnings about the use of national security claims to weaken environmental law.

Billionaire Heirs: The accelerating $5.2 trillion wealth transfer

Without robust wealth and inheritance taxes the children and grandchildren of today's billionaires will dominate our future politics, economy, culture, and philanthropy."

GOP tax cuts for the rich advance as Republicans push record-breaking Medicaid and SNAP...

As House Republicans approve tax breaks for the wealthy, they simultaneously move to gut Medicaid and food assistance, rejecting all amendments to protect vulnerable Americans.

Wildfire smoke could kill 71,000 people per year in the US by 2050, study...

A study published this week in Nature projects that wildfire smoke will cause approximately 71,000 excess deaths each year by 2050 under current emissions trends—an increase of roughly 30,000 deaths over today’s levels.

Trump signs sweeping immigration law, stripping due process and expanding mass detention

Trump’s immigration law sparks backlash over mass detentions and loss of due process.