Friday, February 6, 2026

Anatomy of an ambush: Unanswered questions in Niger

There have been contrary claims by both soldiers and higher authorities in Niger regarding the attack that left 4 U.S. soldiers dead.

How 90% of American households lost an average of $17,000 in wealth to the...

The obscene transfer of wealth and income to the plutocrats won't end until we demand a return to the Commons, where we work as a society rather than allow predatory plutocratic individuals to control us.

EPA report on neonics proves US has ‘five-alarm fire’ on its hands, green groups...

"There's now no question that neonicotinoids play an outsized role in our heartbreaking extinction crisis," said one advocate. The EPA must "ban these pesticides so future generations don't live in a world without bees and butterflies and the plants that depend on them."

2021: Half of America facing poverty

For the great majority of Americans without a share of the stock market, and for those who can't work from home, the pandemic is adding the prospect of a financial collapse to all their other concerns.

Mexico City enacts ban on single-use plastics and straws

“To be effective, the measure requires the support of citizens … to transform our consumption habits and strive towards more sustainable lifestyles.”

Bernie Sanders leads the way in Iowa caucuses with young voter support, according to...

The poll, which was conducted Jan. 20-23 and surveyed 584 voters, shows Sanders' support comes from the likes of young voters in Iowa.

US solar energy production at a high, new report

This past quarter solar energy accounted for 64 percent of all new electricity capacity added to the U.S. grid.

What Trump has already wrecked—and still at it, still escaping deterrence, still capable of...

Who has more greatly battered the entire system of justice from prosecution investigations, to arraignments and indictments—in short law and order?

Africa’s last colony: Repression and nonviolent resistance in occupied Western Sahara

The Sahrawi people are undeterred in their nonviolent struggle for self-determination.

No way we let Trump privatize postal service, say Progressives

Progressive leaders and advocates rally against President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to transform the U.S. Postal Service into a for-profit entity, emphasizing its critical role in American society.