How Republicans flipped America’s state supreme courts
State supreme courts were once dominated by Democrats, but not anymore.
Extremists want to ban discussing their abortion bans
Thirty-nine years later, here comes a clique of theocratic extremists in our country using Orwellian manipulation in its crusade to take control over every woman’s personal reproductive rights.
Industry wants new pipeline on Navajo land scarred by decades of fossil fuel extraction
Navajo opponents say it is another way outsiders will profit by harming their environment and health.
The United States refuses to play by the world’s rules
Is there still time to bring our outlaw country back into what indeed should be a united community of nations confronting the looming horrors on this planet?
The longer Trump lasts, the greater the damage, the more degraded is America. Is...
No politician survives endless, humiliating court cases (results or timing aside), and no third-rate PT Barnum fools more than a shrinking minority over time.
Burn the Barbies, pause the pink
The highly anticipated live-action film starring Margot Robbie is an attempt to redeem the problematic toy. But it’s really just an expensive ad campaign for an outdated doll.
Analysis details how Wall Street underwriting quietly funnels billions into fossil fuels
"Underwriting is a huge missing piece of net-zero transition plans, allowing big U.S. banks to continue to help fossil fuel companies raise billions of dollars with limited scrutiny," said one campaigner.
Vegan diets cut emissions, water pollution and land use by 75%, major study finds
Dietary changes will be necessary to feed more people as the human population continues to grow, while also limiting environmental impacts.
This database exposes the client conflicts of more than 1,500 Big Oil lobbyists
New group reveals that hundreds of schools, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and more are paying lobbyists who also represent the fossil fuel industry.
Secret doc exposes flaws in Pentagon claim that no civilians were killed in al-Baghdadi...
"Over the past 20 years, the U.S. military has struggled with escalation of force and many civilians were killed when they were falsely viewed as a threat. This incident appears to be one of many such cases," said one expert.