Sunday, November 15, 2026

Iran: Progress on sanctions relief at Swiss talks with US

As U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland move toward sanctions relief, frozen assets, and a Hormuz hotline, the unresolved war in Lebanon remains the central obstacle to turning a fragile memorandum into peace.

Climate ‘leader’ Netflix donated to pro-pipeline, Koch-supported think tank

The Macdonald Laurier Institute then bragged about pushing a massive tar sands expansion.
FBI headquarters in Washington. Families of 9/11 victims are demanding answers about the bureau's investigation of Saudi suspect Omar al-Bayoumi. Photo: User:Aude, via Wikimedia Commons

25 Years After 9/11, Questions About the FBI’s Pursuit of Saudi Suspects in the...

FBI agents quickly identified a Saudi suspect who helped two of the 9/11 hijackers. But families of the victims are demanding to know what happened in the bureau’s investigation of Omar al-Bayoumi.

More than ever, Trump’s most effective campaign ally is Joe Biden

For progressives, the task should be clear: Join with other political forces to insist that Biden voluntarily become a one-term president.

Water is life: The story of Standing Rock won’t go away

The Dakota Access pipeline is set and oil will flow. But this is not the only fight about water, and Standing Rock is only one chapter somewhere in the middle of a long story.

How young workers are being exploited in the COVID-19 economy

As employers increasingly look to prey on adolescents, the teens will need more protection rather than less.

Obvious conclusions? 3rd Way’s 2020 election analysis

“You get what you organize for.”

First came interesting times—then came the mother of all curses

Taking a look at the pandemic through a different kind of lens—here's a serious point the mainstream media has overlooked for the most part.

Surviving today’s toxic brew of doomsday moralism, criminality and derangement

You don’t have to be an English major to appreciate that style reveals as much as content when assessing persona, character and...

Rebuking fiscal hypocrisy: how tax cuts for the wealthy have skyrocketed U.S. debt

Exploring the roots of the U.S. debt crisis: unpacking how tax cuts for the rich have fueled fiscal challenges.