Montana judge strikes down restrictive abortion laws targeting Medicaid recipients
Montana court blocks restrictive abortion laws that targeted Medicaid recipients, ruling they violate constitutional rights to privacy and equal protection.
How a big pharma company stalled a potentially lifesaving vaccine in pursuit of bigger...
A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, slowed after its corporate owner focused on more profitable vaccines.
A global plastics treaty can end the Age of Plastic
This indigenous worldview can lead treaty negotiations, creating systems that are less demanding of our planet and value nature over profit.
Increasing disasters are ‘setting humanity on a spiral of self-destruction,’ UN warns
“The financial system really needs to get ahead of this curve, because otherwise there’s a lot of built-up risk that isn’t being priced into how we make decisions.”
The (revealing) short squeeze: Populism comes for Wall Street?
“We don’t have billionaires to bail us out when we mess up our portfolio risk and a position goes against us.”
UN ceasefire defines war as a non-essential activity
War is a luxury that the Secretary General says we must manage without for a while.
Good-Bye Electoral College? Popular vote movement gaining steam
It’s not just Democrats that see the virtue in reforming presidential elections.
Victory: PennEast Pipeline stops development of natural gas pipeline
“This is a huge victory. Today, water, the environment, and people spoke louder than fossil fuels.”
House passes massive infrastructure bill, Senate Majority Leader calls it ‘nonsense’
The $1.5 trillion package includes investing in clean energy, public lands, and transit systems and focused less on building new roads.
90% of pipeline explosions result in no financial penalties
"We know we can't expect corporate polluters to look out for our health, but we should be able to count on our enforcement agencies to protect us."