Monday, July 6, 2026

Amazon’s plastic packaging problem is growing, Oceana report finds

The report found that Amazon produced 709 million pounds of plastic packaging waste in 2021, up 18 percent from the 599 million pounds Oceana estimated it produced in 2020.

Everybody in, nobody out

A democratic society means that everyone, including the poor, has a say in how our lives are lived and workplaces organized.

The shoddiest NFT grift confirms the carnival barker’s finale

What new, despicable broadside/ Ignites further campaign suicide?

Agreement made to increase protection of biodiversity at COP15

Are governments "finally starting to forge a peace pact with nature?”

Fusion—and its radioactive and nuclear weapons                                                   

“The harsh realities of fusion belie the claims of its proponents of ‘unlimited, clean, safe and cheap energy.'"

Environmental activists fight back as companies resort to ‘lawfare’ to quash criticism

“I could see that people who matter believed in me, and I was getting so many messages from people that I knew and I didn’t know who had felt trapped for so long and couldn’t speak up.”

Progressives slam omnibus retirement provisions as ‘giveaway to the rich’

"This bill does not make it easier for workers to save for retirement, it just makes it easier for high-income earners to shelter more of their earnings from taxes."

Changing the ‘world as it is’ into the ‘world as it should be’

One way to transform society is to resolve the conflict between being visionary and being pragmatic.

The meat industry has created a false dichotomy that pits people against animals

Factory farms are harmful to animals, the environment, local communities, and public health. We need a more logical and just food system.

The Bane of Anti-readers, thus anti-thinkers in America: Busted billionaires prove book learning a...

If you know nothing, you will believe anything – and you will be suckered to do anything.