Why rebuilding America’s manufacturing muscle is essential
Decades of industrial decline left America unprepared for the pandemic. COVID-19 simply caught America flat-footed.
Noam Chomsky on Trump’s disastrous coronavirus response, WHO, China, Gaza and global capitalism
"This is the most crucial election in human history, literally. Another four years of Trump, and we’re in deep trouble."
City officials charged with accepting bribes
"That said, the city will take action to address these serious allegations which strike at the heart of city governance and integrity.”
New study finds underestimation of microplastics in ocean—concentration far greater
A new study estimated the concentration of microplastics in the ocean to be far greater than previously determined.
Former Philadelphia judge of elections convicted on bribery charges
Domenick DeMuro received multiple bribes from an unidentified political consultant working on behalf of several candidates in exchange for stuffing the ballot boxes with fraudulent votes.
Kangaroos are victims of the world’s largest commercial slaughter of terrestrial wildlife
Importing kangaroo meat and skins must be banned in the EU, but Americans can also help protect this iconic species.
Trump’s sleazy life: A mockery of Jesus’ core values
If we collect Jesus’ core moral humanism—and his teachings address humanity, Trump and the Trumpist “belief system” provide stunning opposition, forcible enough to slam Christians in the face.
The Feds gave a former White House official $3 million to supply masks to...
Zach Fuentes, former deputy chief of staff to President Trump, won the contract just days after registering his company. He sold Chinese masks to the government just as federal regulators were scrutinizing foreign-made equipment.
Court reaffirms Keystone XL’s non-pipeline construction permit invalid, again
“Constructing pipelines through rivers, streams and wetlands without analyzing the impacts on imperiled species is unconscionable."
After the #Bern: What’s next for the progressive left?
It will no doubt feel to many on the left that a strategy that’s less reliant on national leadership is too slow and requires more work on the part of voters to not only become activists, but to participate in local elections and make an effort to look at the records and policy proposals of down ballot candidates in national ones.