Friday, November 13, 2026
The Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Photo: U.S. Navy

25 Years of War Was the Wrong Response to 9/11

Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies tally the trillions spent and the millions killed in the quarter century of war that followed September 11.

Peruvian innovators launch banana leaf biodegradable dishes to combat plastic consumption

Chewa Plant aims to manufacture and commercialize the disposable dishes to help reduce plastic consumption and the pollution it causes.

The playbook of every successful nonviolent struggle

Nonviolent movements that have toppled oppressive regimes, prevented coups and transformed societies follow these four essential steps.

Hegseth pegs Iran war cost at $37.5 billion as Pentagon seeks tens of billions...

The figure, delivered under questioning at a hearing repeatedly interrupted by protesters, marked an increase from the last official estimate and drew immediate criticism from Democrats on the committee.
A patient room and bed. Photo: Diane A. Reid, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Nursing Home Beds Are Becoming More Scarce

As the oldest baby boomers turn 80, researchers worry there won’t be enough room in nursing facilities for a rapidly graying nation.

The War intervention: AI, data centers, and the environment 

This increasingly inextricable partnership between AI and the war economy is throwing us into a fast track of climate and environmental chaos that threatens us all.
A lettuce crop in central California. The lettuce linked to this outbreak was grown in central Mexico. Photo: Gary Kramer, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Farm Action report details the reach of Taylor Farms after a cyclospora outbreak hit...

The company says the FDA has no positive product test, and that about 2,000 of its own samples from central Mexico came back clean.

Trump-backed Andy Biggs wins Arizona GOP governor primary, setting up November clash with Katie...

The former Freedom Caucus chair's landslide nomination hands President Trump another primary win, but a Democratic-leaning midterm environment could complicate the GOP's bid to retake the governor's office in a top battleground state.

Around the world, global solidarity and cooperation are remarkably popular

An internationalist approach to global affairs could prove a winning political issue.
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10 minutes, 100 airstrikes: Israel rejects ceasefire for Lebanon, kills 250+ in massive attack

Israel struck Lebanon in its heaviest and deadliest attack on the country since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began.