Zuzana Caputova, liberal environmental activist, becomes Slovakia’s first female president
"I am happy not just for the result, but mainly that it is possible not to succumb to populism, to tell the truth, to raise interest without aggressive vocabulary."
Let House scrutiny re-brand Trump: Worst of the worst of crony capitalism
If Trump is not made stand-in for heartless Robber Barons, progressives will have squandered our greatest opportunity to name this era: Trump’s Age of Corruption.
Top CEOs made nearly 300 times more than the median employee during the pandemic
“Working people bore the brunt of COVID-19 and its impact on the U.S. economy.”
The demolition of US global power
Donald Trump’s road to debacle in the greater Middle East.
Exxon could have helped stop climate change 30 years ago, ‘proprietary’ docs show
Instead the company’s Canadian arm developed a communications plan to make climate solutions like carbon taxes look economically reckless.
Second police body cam video appears to show cops planting drugs
Police officials have refused to disclose the identities of the officers allegedly depicted planting drugs in the second video.
Plastic waste cleanup alliance found producing 1,000 times more plastic than it removes, investigation...
Investigation reveals Alliance to End Plastic Waste members produced 1,000 times more plastic than they cleaned up, raising serious concerns about industry greenwashing.
Lakes are experiencing deoxygenation worldwide
“Climate change, together with [agricultural pollution], threatens vulnerable freshwater systems, adding to the urgency to strongly cut emissions.”
Google’s stock climbed after it fired 12,000 employees—but what did they get out of...
The tech sector is laying off tens of thousands of workers, making it clear that economic growth is currently valued above all else.
Why big money supports Trump
Trump has promised them that if elected, he’ll extend his 2017 tax cuts that went mainly to the wealthy beyond 2025 when they’re scheduled to expire, and hinting at even more.