Thursday, July 16, 2026

Climate change is worsening seasonal allergies by boosting plant pollen production

Higher carbon dioxide levels and warmer temperatures are causing plants to increase their pollen production, which can be severe for allergy sufferers.

How India’s farmers launched a movement against Modi’s farm bills—and won

For now, this victory is a direct blow to WTO, IMF, and World Bank policies, and to the BJP’s privatization agenda.

The new Agitprop? The Integrity Initiative exposed

Expect these evidence free smears to continue and for more well funded groups like the Integrity Initiative to appear in the future, claiming to be fighting disinformation while engaging in it themselves, often against their own citizens or those of allied countries.

The American people will impeach the Republican Party and its members

Based on their record, what they say and what most of them refuse to do, the vow they made has become meaningless.

Over 250 organizations join together to demand aid to the millions of people affected...

“There is no place for famine and starvation in the 21st century. History will judge us all by the actions we take today.”

California oil and gas industry leans on political heavyweights to drill wells

New well count rises as governor appoints oil lobbyist to top role.

Appeals court rejects Trump’s wartime deportation claim under Alien Enemies Act

Fifth Circuit finds no “invasion” or “predatory incursion,” blocks Alien Enemies Act removals from Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi while due process issues return to lower court.

The great unwinding

The failing battle for health and healthcare in these all too disunited states.
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Court: Bush administration officials can’t be held liable for post-9/11 mass roundup of Muslims

There doesn’t appear to be a way to hold high-level officials accountable for these types of actions.

Supreme Court allows EPA to implement carbon emission standards despite ongoing appeals case

The fossil fuel industry filed lawsuits with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit requesting the court block the program and the Supreme Court put the EPA's new rule on hold until it was settled in court.