Arkansas sheriff convicted of assaulting two detainees in custody
“The Justice Department will continue to vigorously prosecute officers who abuse their authority to make clear that no one is above the law.”
Sonoma County voter success leads to largest GMO-free zone in U.S.
On election day, voters in Sonoma County successfully banned the cultivation of genetically modified crops!
Police shoot and kill 6-year-old boy in San Antonio suburb manhunt
6-year-old Kameron Prescott was inside the trailer when the shooting started.
The growing movement to bring back community grief and ritual
A free and open community grief-tending event in Berkeley, California, set an example for coming to terms with loss—of people we love and of nature.
Testing the limits of self-determination in Catalonia
“Stop this escalation of radicalism and disobedience once and for all.”
The Mueller indictments aren’t stopping the GOP from pursuing its craven agenda
Trump is in hot water, but Republicans are still pushing forward his plans to cut taxes on the rich and defang the EPA.
Testing finds toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in common US food pesticides
The results of the recent tests suggest that at least some of the agricultural products are being contaminated with PFAS from unknown sources.
Humans have pumped enough groundwater to shift Earth’s rotational pole, study says
The rotational pole naturally shifts, but over time, with shifting caused by groundwater redistribution, the changes could impact climate.
Insurgent extremists bet the farm, touting street terrorism, medical malpractice & law-breaking
Street violence offends the vast majority, and extremism doubles down the downside.
Allergic to prevention, most heart disease treatment is systemically flawed. Reform options exist.
If I live a healthier, less anxious, with no emergency-rush-to-the-ER episodes, this risk assessment outlay is a bargain.