Trump fast-tracks Great Lakes oil tunnel, triggering outcry over water and climate risks
Environmental groups and tribal nations warn the Line 5 tunnel project could endanger drinking water for 40 million people after Trump administration classifies it as an emergency.
Former police officer charged with falsifying arrest report
"The La Mesa Police Department holds each and every member of the Department to the highest standards of integrity in order to protect and serve our community and keep its trust.”
IRS reclaims over $1 billion from wealthy tax evaders in under a year
New IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act targets wealthy tax dodgers, reclaiming over $1 billion in unpaid taxes.
Protect the filibuster or preserve our democracy, which shall it be?
The time for procrastination is over. What shall it be, protect the filibuster or preserve our democracy?
A judge holds Shell liable for causing climate change in historic ruling
The Dutch ruling is being called a first of its kind and a big "step forward for the international climate movement."
Floating solar panels could power thousands of cities entirely, new study finds
Floating solar panels could theoretically provide enough energy to meet electricity demands of 6,256 cities in 124 countries.
If wage growth is driving inflation, why is workers’ share of income falling?
Perhaps some economists can tell a story where rapid wage growth is driving inflation even as the wage share of income is falling, but I’m not that good an economist.
China and Governor Cuomo: Models for the world in managing, controlling the coronavirus crisis
I believe that the level of fear, panic, and feelings of hopelessness would be far less if Cuomo were the president.
Biden approval among Democrats falls 11 points as he greenlights Israeli assault on Gaza
"Biden's immediate and decisive show of support for Israel following the October 7 attacks by Hamas appears to have turned off some in his own party," wrote a Gallup research consultant.
From Tucker Carlson to Epik, mainstreaming hate and paranoia for profit
From the Great Replacement theory to anti-mask and anti-vaccination propaganda, the far right is finding niches that allow them to draw ever larger numbers of people to their reactionary, anti-science views.