Friday, June 26, 2026

Oil and gas worker survey sheds light on unstable and unsafe working conditions

Experiences with dangerous working conditions and instability in the oil and gas industry are echoed in a survey of 1,635 oil and gas workers in the United States.

Maryland bans fracking

“Maryland is taking a huge step forward, but communities are continuing to suffer as fracking and extreme extraction expands worldwide.”

‘We teach, we vote!:’ 10,000 teachers rise up against Republican legislature in deep red...

Led by the grassroots group SC for Ed, teachers from across the traditionally deep red state took personal days to stage the walkout.

The honeymoon of the generals

Or why Trump’s wars should seem so familiar.

Grassroots progressives launch campaign to oust corporate Democrat who votes with Trump 70% of...

"Progressives have an opportunity to strategically primary the most vile Democrats in their ranks, and Henry Cuellar should top the list."

Why a new progressive era in America is likely—in about 20 years

All these trends point to a new progressive America.

‘We are in a climate emergency’: As temps soar, over 90% of Western US...

"The West has never seen a drought like this, especially so early in the dry season."

‘I don’t trust the people above me’: Riot squad cops open up about disastrous...

Interviews with 19 current and former officers show how failures of leadership and communication put hundreds of Capitol cops at risk and allowed rioters to get dangerously close to members of Congress.

Hate crime or isolated incident? Texas woman charged with attempted murder of Palestinian-American child

A shocking case in Euless, Texas, where a woman attempted to drown a 3-year-old Palestinian-American child, has sparked demands for a hate crime investigation amid rising anti-Muslim sentiments.

Former California cop pleads guilty to bribery

Montebello Police Officer Rudolph Petersen will face a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.