Friday, May 29, 2026

Bayer to pay $10 billion in cancer lawsuits over Roundup

“Even as we celebrate and congratulate those who made this day possible, millions of people are being exposed to glyphosate.”

Scott Pruitt’s unjustified personal security cost taxpayers over $3.5 million: EPA audit

Over just 11 months in 2017, Pruitt racked up millions – on the taxpayers’ dime – on his own personal security.

What comes after the “American Century”?

America needs to negotiate the multipolar world order with China now — not few years later, when China will be convincingly stronger than the U.S.

California and Australia sign historic climate partnership

The MoU is a historic climate partnership that commits to "reduce emissions from freight and maritime ports and to drive uptake of low carbon liquid fuels for aviation and maritime fuels."

Democratic leaders push forward “weak” congressional panel instead of a Green New Deal

This new select committee is simply a revival of an old climate panel but has even less authority than its predecessor.

Five Prerequisites for War Against ISIS

As we move toward war against ISIS, we must be vigilant – to fairly allocate the burdens of who’s called on to fight the war, to protect civil liberties, to protect innocent civilians abroad, to avoid hate and bigotry, and to fairly distribute the cost of paying for war.

Civil rights groups urge Biden administration to cancel $50,000 in student debt per borrower

“The $1.7 trillion student loan crisis is crushing individuals, families, and our economy, and the weight of this burden is disproportionately borne by women and Black and Latino borrowers.”

Colombia’s protests and the coming revolt against authoritarian neoliberalism

It leaves one wondering whether the Andean country is becoming more like its most important ally as many in the western press insist, or if the politics of the United States and its allies are becoming more like those of Colombia.

Odysseus – how the world’s master of contrivance dresses down today’s creepy, lying losers

Homer shows what civilization is all about, beginning with the distinction between predatory mendacity vs. mutually-supportive, truth-based partnerships.

Baltimore Reaches $6.4 Million Settlement for Wrongful Death of Freddie Gray

Freddie Gray's family settled with Baltimore on Tuesday in the wrongful death case of their son while in police custody. The officers responsible for Gray's death will still face both assault and manslaughter charges.