Senators demand answers from Zoom concerning students’ safety and privacy
"We are concerned by recent reports that the platform may not be adequately safeguarding users’ data and privacy."
How Biden helped hard-liner Raisi win Iran election
President Biden's failure to quickly rejoin the nuclear agreement with Iran helped a hard-liner to win the presidential election and will leave us on a path toward war with Iran unless he promptly rejoins the JCPOA now.
Promise and peril in Africa’s newest democracy
While the victory for democracy in the Gambia is important and should be celebrated, the way it came about should give us some pause.
Bernie and AOC urge Trump to stop delaying disaster relief aid for Puerto Rico
“Let us be clear: Postponing the disbursement of this vital assistance any longer—in the face of the humanitarian needs of Puerto Rico—is simply shameful.”
Sierra Club sounds alarm, nominee Lee Zeldin ‘unqualified’ to head EPA
“The best-case scenario is that the EPA will lose four years in the fight for the planet. The worst-case scenario should send a shudder down your spine.”
Glyphosate found in more than 80% of U.S. urine samples
Glyphosate was listed as a probable human carcinogen by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer in 2015.
Controversial ‘nonprofit killer’ clause quietly removed from GOP megabill—but advocates warn it could return
A sweeping provision to strip nonprofits of tax-exempt status without due process is no longer in the latest House GOP budget bill, but civil liberties groups say the threat to free speech and advocacy is far from over.
The 2018 midterms: A referendum on regime change
If the midterm elections do not lead to a change of course, the world’s oldest, richest, and most powerful republic will find itself teetering on the brink of regime change.
Eight drivers that springboard Trump’s nose-dive into humiliated loser
What makes even a lousy career criminal look bad? To be proved a blundering, hypocritical boob.
‘This is horrendous’: US military confirms bayonets were issued to troops responding to George...
"It is difficult for us to imagine a circumstance which could necessitate or justify the deployment of bayonets against American civilians."