The invisible candidate and the progressive lion
As Americans on the progressive left might have expected, the one politician who is responding with the seriousness and the kind of reassuring competence that his fellow citizens need in such a difficult time, is Bernie Sanders.
Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Costa Rica—first in Central America
"This change will cause a significant social and cultural transformation of the country."
The costs of Trump’s war on federal workers
“A protest a day keeps the fascists away!”
Interior Sec. Zinke blames ‘radical environmentalists,’ not climate change, as 100+ wildfires rage
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke wrote an op-ed last week in USA Today about forest management on public lands that blamed “radical environmentalists” for the fires.
How important is NASA’s Earth science program that Trump wants to abolish?
Most people know NASA for its moon shots and participation in the International Space Station; many don’t realize that NASA also supports its space mission through its Earth Science program.
Four more officials charged with causing Flint water crisis
At least 13 former and current state and local officials face criminal charges for their participation in the Flint water crisis.
Share the wealth? We can start now – here’s how
Corporations have, in effect, become inequality’s single most powerful engine. We need to slow that engine down.
Police caught on video killing mentally ill disabled man
Although the fatal shooting remains under investigation, no officers currently face criminal charges for Hall’s death.
Divest, decarbonize and disassociate — inside the bold new push to get fossil fuels...
As pandemic restrictions fade, students are finding innovative ways to end higher ed's many ties to the fossil fuel industry.
Orwell, radioactive pigs, Godzilla, and, of course, Trump
George Orwell is not the only journalist to turn iconoclastic prophet.