Capitalism’s Conclusion, Part I: What the Ohio train derailment exposed
The recent derailment of trains in East Palestine isn’t just a once-in-a-generation environmental disaster, it's what will continue to happen when profit is put above public health.
Map shows chemical-related incidents happen every two days in US
In the wake of the train derailment in Ohio, a new analysis shows chemical accidents are more common in the United States...
Why Biden snubbed China’s Ukraine peace plan
President Biden and his coterie of neo-conservatives have no interest in peace if it means the U.S. concedes hegemonic power to a multi-polar world unbothered from the all-mighty dollar.
Pharma ‘myth’ debunked as study shows US public poured $32 billion into mRNA vaccines
"Without public investment, there would be no mRNA vaccines."
Fossil fuel companies donated $700 million to US universities over a decade, possibly influencing...
The authors of the study say funding of this kind can influence research programs and policies toward climate resolutions preferred by the industry.
Why news of population decline and economic slowdown isn’t necessarily a bad thing
The Wall Street Journal called China’s slowdown “disappointing.” But for the environment, it is welcome news.
Gov. DeSantis: You’re a history grad. Tell me when systemic racism ended.
Today’s champions of white victim hood claim that the teaching of ethnic history and ongoing/systemic racism stokes guilt feelings among white students and anger between students of different racial groups.
New legislation bans private possession of big cats in the US
The legislation, which was advocated by both Democrat and Republican lawmakers, will ban private possession of tigers, lions, cougars, cheetahs, leopards, cougars and jaguars.
‘Time to end the greed’: Sanders vows bill to cap price of insulin at...
"Insulin manufacturers have shown time and time again that they will put their CEOs' profits over patients' lives."
Wait, what? BP CEO argues for more oil and gas spending to solve climate...
“Climate crisis is a plague, Bernard Looney to the Hague.”