Latest oil spill in Gulf of Mexico is the biggest since Deepwater Horizon
The spill, the largest oil spill in seven years, spilled nearly 400,000 gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
VICTORY! Appeals court rule EPA cannot delay Obama-era emissions rule
This is a huge victory for environmentalists, who have been working tirelessly against Scott Pruitt and the EPA to ensure Obama-era environmental regulations aren’t undone.
U.S. imposes 2nd round of sanctions against Russia for poisoning ex-spy
The United States is announcing a second round of sanctions on Russia for its use of a ‘novichok’ nerve agent in an attempt to assassinate Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal.
North Dakota bill would let motorists ‘unintentionally cause injury or death’ to protestors
“It’s shocking to see legislation that allows for people to literally be killed for exercising their right to protest in a public space.”
Exxon fined $2M for ‘reckless disregard’ of sanctions during Tillerson era
When secretary of state was CEO of ExxonMobil, says Treasury, the oil giant showed a "reckless disregard" for sanctions
Prospects for a republic beset with disunity 
A republic needs endless work/ Or insurgent forces go berserk.
ProPublica’s embrace of large language models echoes what I’ve been saying all along
This distinction between “AI” as a vague, catch-all term and the specific type of advanced pattern-finding model actually at play here matters immensely.
The Liberty Bell and the Democratic Party: A Tale of Two Fractures in Philadelphia
The Democratic Party has an enormous challenge now, to unify its members to defeat one of the most bigoted and divisive, some say fascistic, presidential candidates in modern U.S. history
A legal victory for wetlands: Federal court halts Florida’s fast-track permitting
In a landmark ruling, a federal court overturns Florida's controversial wetlands permitting program, marking a significant win for endangered species and environmental protection.
The genocidal war by Netanyahu on Gazans, using Biden’s weaponry, continues relentlessly
It’s the epitome of ultra-cruel. These Israelis and Bibi Netanyahu are acting like savages turned loose on helpless people.