Friday, July 10, 2026

Billionaire-backed group enlists Trump-supporting citizens to hunt for voter fraud using discredited techniques

The Voter Reference Foundation is putting the nation’s voter rolls online while making unsupported claims suggesting election fraud. The group’s funding can be traced to a Super PAC funded by the CEO of Uline.

Study warns of ‘profound’ consequences as Amazon nears ‘tipping point’

New research reveals lost rainforest resiliency imperils biodiversity, carbon storage, and the climate "at a global scale."

CPAC 2022—no war, but the culture war

The faces of CPAC have changed from a more traditional conservative to an odd mixture of libertarian isolationism and cultural dog-whistling so loud that my labradoodle back at home started howling.

Trump just endorsed an Oath Keeper’s plan to seize control of the Republican Party

It has already inspired thousands of people to fill positions at the lowest rung of the party ladder.

Ukraine: Nonviolent resistance is a brave and often effective response to aggression

There has been mounting evidence that nonviolent resistance is more effective than violent resistance, even against despots.

Former Colorado cop pleads guilty to assaulting elderly woman

“This is a tragic case, anytime a former member of law enforcement has betrayed the public trust like this, this is a case we take extremely seriously.”

CODEPINK says stop the war in Ukraine. Russian troops out. No NATO expansion

CODEPINK rallies against the War on Ukraine and and U.S./NATO threats against Russia.

How storied artist Mel Chin’s ‘constant revolution’ is tackling humanity’s environmental challenges

For this MacArthur fellow, art is a powerful tool for addressing complex environmental issues.

Western media accuse China of wanting to do what US does to other countries

A new Cold War media blitz against China that simultaneously serves US imperialism by blessing it or denying that it exists.