Thursday, July 9, 2026

Vulnerable US citizens are still trapped in the ruins left by Hurricane Maria – would...

Abandoned by their country, residents refuse to accept the idea that they will never recover.

Colorado Supreme Court rules Trump disqualified from ballots for president across state

This is the first time—under the 14th Amendment’s disqualification clause—that a presidential candidate was disqualified or barred from a ballot.

Jury finds Monsanto’s Roundup weed killer contributed to man’s cancer

“Although the evidence that Roundup causes cancer is quite equivocal, there is strong evidence from which a jury could conclude that Monsanto does not particularly care whether its product is in fact giving people cancer..."

How McConnell is killing the Senate

He is the epitome of unprincipled power. History will not treat him kindly.

What it’s like to watch a harpooned whale die right before your eyes

Author Paul Watson has no problem with critics calling him and his marine-life-defending colleagues pirates—it’s far better than helplessly standing by and doing nothing in the face of the violence against animals they have witnessed.

The Mediterranean is a hot spot for plastic pollution despite efforts to reduce

“The concentration [of plastic pollution] in the Med is pretty bad. If we don’t act on it, it will [become] much worse.”

Big oil clouded the science on extreme weather. Now it faces a reckoning

A collection of evidence reveals the industry’s efforts to deny the link between extreme weather and climate change.

Pink tide rising? Gabriel Boric wins power in Chile, birthplace of neoliberalism

Barring coups and outside meddling, Latin America may see another ‘pink tide’ that brings even more progressive change than the one earlier in this century.

For James Cromwell, the fight against fossil fuels is no act

"We have to change our relationship both to the planet and to the people who live on this planet, including the people who are opposing us."

The break-up?

Are the United States and Israel no longer friends?