Sunday, May 24, 2026

Sand: The endangered natural resource

Two other huge sand hogs are devouring ever-increasing volumes of this resource: Beach restoration and Big Oil fracking.

Breakthrough in PFAS cleanup: New method destroys toxic ‘forever chemicals’

This innovative method breaks down these persistent pollutants into harmless

An election in danger?

Even if we get through the 2024 election cycle intact and violence-free, the task of election reform remains both essential and, sadly, all too ignored.

American healthcare workers demand Biden and Harris end support for Israeli assault on Gaza

As President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, American healthcare workers who volunteered in Gaza urge U.S. leaders to end Israel’s assault, citing the atrocities witnessed firsthand.

Ex-Marine sues 3M for selling defective earplugs to military

Doyle’s lawsuit alleges that both 3M and Aearo knew the earplugs were defective and deliberately falsified test results in order to acquire the multi-million dollar per-year military contract.

Why This New Overtime Rule Is A Big, Big Deal

Either we go with the business allies of Donald Trump who believe the extra time and labor of low-wage workers should be exploited without compensation, or we believe in restoring the bargain we used to have with lower-wage workers that they deserve the humanity of a 40-hour workweek and the fairness of time-and-a-half for working overtime.

100 cities across the world run off renewable energy new data shows

"Cities are key to a low-carbon future ... And pioneers across the world are already demonstrating that the transition is possible."

The mass deportation handoff, Biden to Trump

Its essential assumption: that Biden adored open borders, while Trump, the demagogue, is on his way to executing a profitable clampdown on them.

How to Talk to Trump Supporters

Robert Reich’s response to this man’s reasons for supporting Trump is priceless.

21 years later, Guantánamo is still open—and we are still protesting to shut it...

“Guantánamo doesn’t leave you as soon as you say: Hi, goodbye. Nope, it hasn’t finished with you yet. So we still live in Guantánamo 2.0.”