Tiny plastic particles accumulating in river headwaters: Study
The study found that in slow-flowing stream headwaters—often located in remote, biodiverse regions—microplastics accumulated quicker and stayed longer than in faster flowing stretches of river.
Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for U.S. Supreme Court
Gorsuch has challenged the Obama administration’s requirements for employers to provide health insurance that includes contraception.
Courage is contagious
Moving from fear to action in a disturbing world.
House vote on defense bill pushes annual military spending past $1 trillion
House advances $893 billion defense policy as culture war riders and audit penalties collide with pay raises, troop increases, and a looming Senate clash.
UN rights chief raises alarm over unlawful killings by Israeli forces in West Bank
UN's Volker Türk reports dramatic deterioration in West Bank, highlights serious concerns of unlawful killings.
Disneyland Resort becomes one of the highest minimum wages in country after reaching an...
The minimum wage increase comes after four labor unions representing employees pressured Disneyland Resort for months.
Trump’s quiet election push sparks alarms over federal power and the machinery of voting
A Reuters investigation has revealed a widening federal push into state election systems, with demands for voter records, scrutiny of voting equipment, and revived fraud probes fueling warnings about intimidation, disenfranchisement, and executive overreach.
Supreme Court extends life of DACA in 5-4 ruling
"We took our power to the streets, the hallways of Congress, to the highest court in the land and we won."
Increased coverage on climate change last year
Hopefully, with more media coverage, we will all be able to join together and change the topic from a climate change armageddon to having solutions we can work towards.
Insurance executives refused to pay for the cancer treatment that could have saved him....
A Michigan law requires coverage of cancer drugs. One insurer came up with a “defensible” way to avoid paying for treatments that offered Forrest VanPatten his last chance for survival. “We crossed the line,” says a former executive.









