Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Why do we have weekends?

While many workers now enjoy weekends won by organized labor, the fight continues for those who don’t. 

US to begin sending controversial depleted uranium shells to Ukraine

Peace groups have long campaigned for a ban on DU munitions

Twenty-first century socialism: what it will become and why

Together these goals comprise an effective, attractive new vision to define and motivate a socialism for the 21st century.

Just 12% of people in the U.S. consume over 50% of the country’s beef,...

With their findings, which were published in the journal Nutrients, the researchers hope to influence the 12% of people eating a disproportionate amount of beef to make switches to other, lower-emissions protein sources.

Clarence Thomas acknowledges undisclosed real estate deal with Harlan Crow and discloses private jet...

Writing in his annual financial disclosure form, Thomas said that he “inadvertently failed to realize” that the deal needed to be publicly disclosed.

Wildlife Services releases new standards to protect gray wolves from government killings

To protect the endangered Mexican gray wolves from government killings, the new set of standards will require more evidence that the livestock animal was alive during the wolf encounter along with additional indicators of wolf involvement.

Making Monsters: How media encourage hatred of immigrants

Is it virtually impossible for Americans to accept migrants as human when the news persistently degrades, brutalizes and distorts their image?

Biden infrastructure report pushes ‘disastrous water privatization schemes,’ watchdog says

"Instead of relying on Wall Street advisers, President Biden should support policies that will truly help communities."

Wildfires aren’t just a threat to people—they’re killing off Earth’s biodiversity

Cataclysmic wildfires have increased in intensity and frequency due to climate change.

Sustainability is not as new an idea as you might think—it’s more than 300...

Modern sustainability evolved from forest management of the 18th century, and its ancient roots go back even further. Could it help with today’s climate crisis and lumber shortage?