Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Trayvon Martin Was Killed 4 Years Ago. Here’s What Our Next President Said About...

"It's terrible, what happened. Seventeen years old, and now there are all sorts of stories that don't sound right."

Flush with record profits, Exxon sues to block EU windfall tax

Exxon has also been rewarding its top executives, boosting the annual salary of CEO Darren Woods from $1.70 million to $1.88 million for the coming year.

Sanders the Whistleblower Battles Status Quo, Demagoguery & Extremism

Let's expand our role of the national political whistleblower to cover educating the masses with knowledge, messages and frames they don't have -- and which politicians and the media obscure or block or defy. Let's recognize Sanders as the greatest progressive educator this era, maybe back two eras. Just naming his triad of empowered opponents confirms his historic significance. Win or not, he is a champion of elevating awareness.

Nearly 200 environmental defenders killed in 2023, marking another deadly year

Nearly 200 environmental defenders were killed for protecting their lands and communities from ecological devastation in 2023 alone, bringing the total number of killings since 2012 to 2,106.

Ukraine

The significance of Ukraine’s struggle certainly doesn’t lie in educating Americans, but perhaps it is finally making us reckon with the costs of war, as we’ve needed to do for so long.

Elizabeth Warren agrees 2016 Democratic primary was ‘rigged’

When directly asked if the Democratic primary had been rigged against Sanders, Warren responded, “Yes.”

Can the Democratic Party be transformed from within? Taking stock of wins and losses

In the wake of the Virginia primary contests, it’s time to evaluate the strategy of Our Revolution.

Top 10 Ways to Prove You Love the Earth on Earth Day

While environmentalism meant something different in 1970 than it does now, Juan Cole discusses the 10 ways you can prove you love the earth as we raise awareness about climate change on Earth Day.

Multi-million dollar agreement to import giant pandas from China collapses

Reports from advocacy groups like SF Zoo Watch and In Defense of Animals call on Mayor Daniel Lurie to halt new animal acquisitions and transform the 100-acre site from a traditional exhibition-based zoo into a 21st-century ecological park.

Corruption at former BOMARC and Nike Hercules bases

Humanity continues to face two simultaneous dangers—nuclear war and climate change…