Donald Trump’s strange bro-mances with Duterte and Putin
This might be good business for Trump, but it's a sorry deal for our national interest.
‘Just absurd’: Flood of ridicule as Trump readies executive order to stop ‘socialist destruction’...
"Not only did Trump's own budget make deep cuts to Medicare, but can someone explain to me how a socialist program can be saved from socialism?"
3,240 potentially harmful chemicals found in food packaging
More than 3,200 potentially harmful chemicals have been measured in “food contact materials (FCMs),” like packaging and processing equipment, utensils and reusable food containers.
California to become the first state to ban Big Pharma’s pay-for-delay deals
“Competition in the pharmaceutical industry helps lower prices for Californians who rely on life-saving treatments.”
The Case for More Immigrants
The number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. has fallen in recent years. Could it be that we need more immigrants, not less?
Police shoot and kill 6-year-old boy in San Antonio suburb manhunt
6-year-old Kameron Prescott was inside the trailer when the shooting started.
Exxon wins New York climate fraud lawsuit
"Nothing in this opinion is intended to absolve ExxonMobil from responsibility for contributing to climate change through the emission of greenhouse gasses in the production of its fossil fuel products."
California approves net neutrality law, defying FCC
21 states and the District of Columbia are suing the FCC in an attempt to reverse their decision to repeal net neutrality.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.
With just 5 years to go, the world is failing on a vital deal...
Biodiversity refers to the richness and variety within and between plant and animal species, and within ecosystems. This diversity is declining faster than at any time in human history.