Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Oil and gas expansion surges as COP30 hosts weigh health and climate risks

New analysis tracks 256 billion barrels of planned oil and gas production as more than 230 groups urge leaders to put health at the center of climate policy in Belém

The multipolarism of fools

As a bloc of mostly authoritarian, eco-unfriendly, and socio-economically conservative countries masquerading as a geopolitical counterbalance, the BRICS represent the multipolarism of fools.

USDA warning to grocers deepens SNAP crisis as Trump defies court orders

As federal judges order the administration to pay out frozen food benefits, the USDA warns grocery stores not to offer discounts to millions of hungry Americans caught in the shutdown, citing the “Equal Treatment Rule.”

Utah’s 1,300-bed homelessness “accountability center” tests Trump-era crackdown

Planned for 16 acres on the edge of Salt Lake City, Utah’s new homelessness campus would combine mass shelter, court-ordered treatment, and “work-conditioned housing.” Supporters call it a model of reform, while advocates warn it mirrors forced labor and internment.

Cowardly Republicans, frozen in fear of Trump, who can crush their careers.

Americans must fight back against those in this country who are committing treason when they try to destroy our Democracy and our Constitution.

Zohran Mamdani as Mayor

Affordability and the dignity of working people.

States scramble to feed 42 million as Trump blocks SNAP during shutdown

With 42 million people set to lose $8 billion in food assistance on November 1 because the Trump administration refuses to release existing federal funds, governors of both parties are declaring emergencies, shifting state reserves, and suing the federal government to prevent mass hunger.

Socialism or barbarism

A better country and world is possible.

UN rights chief says Trump’s boat strikes are illegal as death toll reaches 61

UN human rights officials, independent experts, and rights groups say U.S. airstrikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific violate international human rights law, amount to extrajudicial killings, and may constitute a crime against humanity.

Terms of surrender: The conspiracy to obstruct justice in Palestine

Normalization of the Israeli regime and its crimes must end. Genocide must be a red line. And Palestine must be free.