Saturday, July 11, 2026

‘Race to the bottom’: GOP has introduced 72 educational gag orders so far in...

"They have outdone one another in a race to the bottom, finding new, more extreme, and more conspiratorial ways to impose censorious government dictates on teaching and learning."

There’s no such thing as ‘humane slaughter’ of livestock—federal records prove it

We know that “humane slaughter” is an oxymoron.

Big Oil’s trade group allies outspent clean energy groups by a whopping 27x, with...

Most provide financial support to industry groups that are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on political activities, often to thwart polices designed to slow climate change.

EU bans new sales of new fossil fuel powered cars and light vehicles by...

“Today’s vote is a historic vote for the ecological transition… it is a victory for our planet and our populations.”

Progressives demand Buttigieg act on rail safety amid toxic Ohio disaster

"Norfolk Southern's environmental disaster is the latest in a long string of corporate malfeasance committed right under the secretary's nose... Corporations do not respect Buttigieg as a regulator."

Merger mania in the military-industrial complex

Pentagon waste is a longstanding issue in desperate need of meaningful action.

How spin and lies fuel a bloody war of attrition in Ukraine 

U.S. officials and corporate media have buried the U.S. role in the crisis in Ukraine under a "white hats vs. black hats" narrative that fuels a bloody war of attrition that military experts compare to the First World War

Train derailment leads to toxic chemical exposure in Ohio

"Experts are voicing doubt that the pollution levels are safe for humans, animals, and natural environments in the area."

Harnessing the enormous untapped power of celebrity to help social movements

Organizers should recognize that many performers come from creative subcultures which are generally progressive and bohemian, or from countercultures that celebrate non-market values.

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