Friday, July 11, 2025

OECD: Fighting climate change will boost global GDP—failing to act will devastate economies

Tackling the climate crisis will boost economic growth, while inaction could lead to ‘permanent recession’.

A new idea for Bernie: Universal no-fault insurance

A universal no-fault system could have a number of advantages.

New study concludes some bottled water is actual tap water

Unknowingly, American's are paying $16 billion a year to drink water from a bottle that would otherwise be free, or cost a fraction of the price.

Utah’s new national monument marks big win for the protection of Indigenous cultural sites

By permanently protecting an area rich in indigenous cultural history, Obama has shown that some things are worth more than money.

Senate GOP deepens Medicaid cuts to fund Trump tax breaks as healthcare losses mount

Republicans propose harsher work requirements, provider tax reductions, and new co-pays that threaten millions of low-income Americans’ access to care.

Biden moves to ban offshore drilling across 625 million acres before Trump returns to...

Biden’s offshore drilling ban spans millions of coastal acres, but Trump’s upcoming administration signals a potential rollback.

On 13th anniversary of last minimum wage hike, Dems urged to raise ‘deplorable’ $7.25...

"They must immediately raise the federal minimum wage to at least $15 an hour. Our country cannot afford to reach a 14th anniversary of $7.25."

Trump’s emoluments mess

Clearly, Trump continues to violate the Constitution’s emoluments clauses. We can hold him accountable in three ways.

How a grad student uncovered the largest known slave auction in the US

Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: an ad for a slave auction larger than any historian had yet identified.

How Biden helped hard-liner Raisi win Iran election

President Biden's failure to quickly rejoin the nuclear agreement with Iran helped a hard-liner to win the presidential election and will leave us on a path toward war with Iran unless he promptly rejoins the JCPOA now.