Former leaders urge permanent polluter profit taxes to fund climate action
With the United Nations General Assembly underway, former presidents and prime ministers call for permanent polluter profit taxes, subsidy shifts, and fair financing for a just transition.
The most appalling, ‘Black Nazi’ nominee looks to hand over North Carolina, thus the...
So, hats off to extremist NC primary voters who endorsed this absurd, super-MAGA bigot, managing to put in play among the greatest backfires in American political history.
How ideology can help (or hurt) movements trying to build power
Political educator Harmony Goldberg discusses whether the ideological traditions of the left are helpful for practical organizing.
Midwest voices rise: Historic Jewish-led protest for Gaza ceasefire in Chicago
Over 100 arrested in a peaceful demonstration in Chicago; unprecedented Midwest support for ceasefire.
Australia plans to dump more than 1 million tons of sludge in Great Barrier...
"The last thing the reef needs is more sludge dumped on it, after being slammed by the floods recently. One million tonnes of dumping dredged sludge into world heritage waters treats our reef like a rubbish tip."
Supreme Court’s abortion pill decision could set precedent for contraception rights
The implications of a broad ruling against the FDA's approval could extend far beyond mifepristone, setting a legal precedent that invites challenges to other medical treatments.
COVID-19 ‘liberate’ groups are the same ones pushing climate denial
The well-funded machinery that sowed doubt about climate is now sowing seeds of doubt over the economic and public health response to COVID-19.
The American state of mind: Apprehension, frustration, distrust, fear
How much longer will they take this kind of beating before we see a societal eruption?
Keystone Pipeline leaks in South Dakota, spilling over 200,000 gallons of oil
“Enough is enough. Pipelines leak – it's not a question of 'if', but 'when.'”
25 organizations call on Trump administration to loosen crippling sanctions regime on Iran
"With hospitals overrun and Iranian doctors struggling to procure necessary equipment, the U.S. must be part of the solution rather than part of the problem."