Sunday, November 15, 2026

Leaked draft opinion shows Supreme Court set to strike down Roe v. Wade

"While abortion is still legal, tonight's report makes clear that our deepest fears are coming true. We have reached a crisis moment for abortion access. We don't have a moment to spare—we must act now."

Trump budget expands domestic surveillance powers alongside record $1.5 trillion military request

New budget documents reveal expanded FBI authority to monitor domestic extremism while the White House seeks historic increases in Pentagon spending and significant cuts to social programs.
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0

Supreme Court justices send mixed signals as Boulder climate case reaches argument

A ruling for the oil companies could reach more than two dozen similar climate suits, none of which has gone to trial.

Global surge in attacks on education: 6,000 incidents in two years

GCPEA report reveals escalating violence against schools and universities amid global conflicts.

California to phase out ultra-processed food in schools by 2035

The new law was signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week at Belvedere Middle School in Los Angeles and prohibits public schools from serving this type of food in breakfasts and lunches.

10 reasons Trump should not strengthen U.S.-Saudi ties

If the Trump administration truly wants to find a way out of the wars in the Middle East and make the United States safer from terrorists, it would do well to stop arming, aiding and abetting the ruthless Saudi regime.

Conquest by pipeline in British Columbia

The struggle to preserve their lands, water, languages, cultures and way of life is seen as existential by many Indigenous communities here in Canada as across the country’s southern border in the United States.

Hundreds of cancer cases against Monsanto set to go to trial, federal judge rules

Monsanto now faces numerous lawsuits by farmers, landscapers and consumers.
The Texas Capitol in Austin. Photo: Larry D. Moore / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Texas frees ICE agent charged in Minneapolis shooting after judge rejects extradition order

Minnesota's attorney general says the governor's inaction protects a man accused of a shooting, not just an immigration crackdown

Bernie Sanders to re-introduce $15 minimum wage bill to new Congress

Current federal minimum wage is $7.25 an hour and has not been raised since 2009.