Friday, July 24, 2026

Trump administration halts visas for Gazans as children arrive for medical care

State Department suspends temporary humanitarian visas after right wing backlash, leaving thousands of Palestinian children without access to urgent treatment.

Why the repeal of anti-union laws in Michigan boosts workers nationwide

Michigan's victory represents the latest in a string of victories for workers mobilizing to build strength across the country.

The idolatry of gun worship

Christian nationalism and gun violence.

Rejecting ‘brazen’ interference in Trump criminal case, New York DA sues Jim Jordan

Bragg is seeking to bar Jordan from enforcing the subpoena and from demanding testimony from anyone else, including the district attorney himself.

Medicaid purge has now impacted at least 2.1 million people—including many children

"States like Florida and Arkansas are weaponizing the bureaucracy against the poor and revoking healthcare for millions, the vast majority for incomplete paperwork."

Global accountability on trial: International Court tackles nations’ legal obligations to combat climate change

Landmark hearings at the International Court of Justice examine states’ responsibilities for climate harm, driven by Pacific Island nations on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

Prayers aren’t enough, Texas governor calls for immediate action after Santa Fe school shooting

"It's time in Texas that we take action to step up and make sure this tragedy is never repeated ever again in the history of the state of Texas."

The roots of the US-Russia rivalry

Russia-U.S. relations became most visible during their Cold War confrontation and are now dangerously dysfunctional. Long-established suspicion and overlapping interests have shaped periods of cooperation and competition for centuries, a cycle that risks repeating itself indefinitely.

New study warns to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, abandon ‘developed reserves’ of fossil...

There should not only be no new development of oil and gas fields or coal mines, but also abandon 40 percent of "developed reserves" of fossil fuels.

War profits soar as global arms revenues hit record 679 billion dollars in 2024

Revenues surged across the United States, Europe, and Israel as wars in Gaza and Ukraine and rising geopolitical tensions fueled unprecedented demand for weapons.