Former State Assemblyman Sentenced to Prison
Sentenced to one year and one day of incarceration on Monday, Tom Calderon will serve half of his time in a federal prison and the second half under house arrest due to health concerns.
Why capitalism relies on nature and care work it does not pay for
Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems.
Those Americans who refuse to wear masks, those who condone Trump’s reprehensible Covid-19 management
“Here’s what I have concluded: These two groups of Americans, those who reject masks and those who condone, are, not surprisingly, one and the same.”
Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown
Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.
KKK prison guards convicted for conspiring to kill black inmate after release
All three former guards are guilty of conspiracy to commit murder.
Study: Babies with low birth weights more likely near Pennsylvania fracking sites
This study adds to the existing scientific literature that tells us there are serious public health consequences linked to fracking.
Uranium leaked through floor of South Carolina nuclear plant
The leak comes as the Trump administration has promised to assist unprofitable nuclear and coal plants.
Raskin says electoral college is a ‘danger’ to democracy and should be abandoned
"We should elect the president the way we elect governors, senators, mayors, representatives, everybody else: Whoever gets the most votes wins."
Secretary of Defense opposes invoking Insurrection Act, a rebuke to President Trump
"The option to use active-duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort, and only in the most urgent and dire of situations—we are not in one of those situations now."
Women face the greatest climate risks but are critical to climate action
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the climate crisis, yet women’s leadership and local knowledge are critical to building more resilient communities.









