Scientists grow plants in lunar soil for the first time
“Not only is it pleasing for us to have plants around us, especially as we venture to new destinations in space, but they could provide supplemental nutrition to our diets and enable future human exploration."
Democrats remain the bulwark against losing what freedoms remain—like it or not!
If not Democrats, flawed or not, then who defies the menace of reaction, advances America, and even confronts climate change with serious, systemic reforms?
Former deputy sentenced to prison for assaulting handcuffed inmate
A former Indiana deputy was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison.
Former DEA agent sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison
“Today’s sentencing reflects DEA’s commitment to hold accountable any DEA employee who abuses the trust of the American people by violating their oath as a federal law enforcement officer.”
God on his Side? Doug Mastriano’s rise in Pennsylvania’s GOP gubernatorial primary
Another extreme wing of the Republican Party is emerging, and it’s not all Trump.
‘Poison for the people’—how an exiled activist is countering Russia’s propaganda machine
Environmental activist Evgeniya Chirikova once helped save a forest in Moscow. Now she’s trying to give voice to Russian activists and journalists resisting Putin’s regime.
Climate change isn’t just making cyclones worse, it’s making the floods they cause worse...
Amphan Mark II need not be as destructive as we’ve projected if the world’s governments act now to meet Paris agreement climate goals.
New Warren bill would empower Feds to crack down on corporate price gouging
"Corporations have price gouged consumers for extra profits—and gotten away with it—for too long."
The war in Ukraine, diplomacy and the progressive left
Solidarity across borders could allow us to work together to find solutions to the problems we face in common like hunger in our own countries and the global south and the existential risk of climate change.
Sanders and colleagues introduce Medicare for All Act of 2022 in the Senate
The Medicare for All Act of 2022 would be implemented over a four-year period and would include dental care, vision coverage, and hearing aids with no out-of-pocket expenses, insurance premiums, deductibles, or co-payments,