A Montana judge restores grizzly bears’ protection, overturns Trump administration’s policy
Judge Dana Christensen ruled that the Fish and Wildlife Service failed to consider the effects of the recovery of bears living throughout the country when it chose to remove protections for Yellowstone grizzly bears.
The plastics paradox facing humanity
Properly addressing the plastics problem involves not only interrogating corporate tactics but also understanding that some plastics provide societal benefits.
Federal court rules against FDA’s approval of genetically engineered salmon
"Today’s victory will stop FDA from green-lighting such dangerous technologies without fully considering their environmental risks.”
The Real Reckoning
Donald Trump didn’t come out of nowhere. He is the loudest and clearest warning shot across the bow of the current American political-economic system.
Legalized Murder and the Politics of Terror
The police kill citizens with impunity, and that is exactly how the system is designed to work. The numerous little police states that exist in poor urban areas across the U.S. are models for a system that would enslave all of us.
Sobering 2018 national climate change report is leaked to the NY Times
Government climate scientists take action.
The most important thing media can tell us is how we’re getting infected
Finding out what the weak spots are in our defense against the coronavirus is the most vital task journalists can perform right now. It’s news we could use—desperately.
Half of Puerto Rico still in darkness, with no light in sight
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently estimated complete power restoration by May, leaving 45 percent of the island’s 1.5 million electricity customers in the dark.
Google abandons AI ethics pledge as Trump pushes for military AI expansion
“Is this as terrifying as it sounds?”
Bernie Sanders plans to take on Big Ag and end agri-business monopolies
"What you want, and what I want, are more family farms in America, not more factory farms."