Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Fascism: hello, goodbye

Italy just elected a far-right leader. Is this the beginning of a resurgence of fascism, or the beginning of the end?

‘Enough is enough’: top Senate Democrat vows to block all future arms sales to...

"The United States must immediately freeze all aspects of our cooperation with Saudi Arabia," said Sen. Bob Menendez, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Dance, dance revolution: Glasgow nightclub launches system to power venue with dancing

“If we can make it work here in this environment, there’s no reason why we can’t take it to other venues, not just here in Scotland and the UK, across Europe and further afield.”

Voting systems: how they work, vulnerabilities, and mitigation

Today’s voting systems have strengths and weaknesses. The new report “Voting Systems: How They Work, Vulnerabilities, and Mitigation” was created to explain how these systems work and to discuss vulnerabilities at key junctures that have been exploited by partisans seeking to sow chaos and doubt about the results.

Universal tipping points: change is coming

Much like individual change, societal developmentshappen gradually, often painfully; even when sudden shifts take place, seemingly ‘out of the blue’, they arethe...

Russia bombs Kyiv and other major cities in massive attack on Ukraine

The assault was seen as retaliation for a deadly blast that damaged a key bridge linking Russia with Crimea, an explosion that Russian President Vladimir Putin called an "act of terrorism" by Ukraine.

World bank continues financing fossil fuels despite climate crisis

A new report finds that while the multilateral development bank tries to position itself as a climate leader, it still supports gas pipelines, refineries, and gas export terminals.

‘Reckless’ coal companies moving forward with new mines and plants, report finds

The majority of the new mining projects being planned were in China, India, Australia, Russia and South Africa.

President Biden issues executive order pardoning federal offenses of simple marijuana possession

The executive order will "pardon more than 6,500 individuals convicted of the offense and thousands more through pardons under Washington D.C. law."

Solving the climate crisis requires traditional ecological knowledge

Native study of the natural world is exceptionally deep and nuanced at understanding and protecting ecosystems.