Prisons are not the answer to preventing crime
Rather than getting tough on crime, justice agencies need to get smart on crime.
Wisconsin GOP’s lame-duck power grab ruled unconstitutional
A Wisconsin judge ruled on Thursday that laws passed by the Republican-controlled legislature in December to limit the powers of newly elected...
Billion dollar loser: NYT report on Trump’s taxes & massive losses may prompt fraud...
“Almost every two cents of every dollar reported as losses one year, by everyone in the United States, were recorded by Donald Trump.”
Voters demand Biden take action to address ‘national crisis’ of rising housing costs
"Biden must take it upon himself to use his executive authority in order to assist those who need it the most, or we will not only have a cost-of-housing crisis in this country, but a major homelessness crisis as well."
$28 trillion in climate damage traced to 111 top polluters, study shows
New research links fossil fuel giants to trillions in heat-driven economic losses, offering fresh momentum for climate liability lawsuits worldwide.
Air pollution is linked to permanent vision loss, study finds
University College London researchers hypothesized that air pollution might heighten the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
‘No time for half-measures’: Greenpeace rebukes EU’s partial ban on Russian oil
The new embargo exempts pipeline imports at the behest of Hungary's far-right leader Viktor Orbán.
After two years of war in Ukraine, it’s time for peace
The two years of war in Ukraine that have resulted from the U.S. decision to block the neutrality agreement negotiated between Russia and Ukraine in March 2022 in favor of a long war with Russia.
The war on women: The view from China
Today, however, rather than seeing women as a key driver of economic advancement, China’s leaders have been cracking down on the feminist movement. Leta Hong Fincher, a scholar on women in China, explains why.
The UN proved its usefulness in crafting Ukraine grain deal
The United Nations helps design a deal to ship foodstuffs blocked in Ukraine ports.