Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Sheriff Joe Arpaio Faces Federal Criminal Charges

Found guilty of civil contempt of court earlier this year, Arpaio could face up to six months in jail if convicted of criminal contempt.

Uh-Oh Monsanto: EU Glyphosate License Set to Expire this Month

Glyphosate may soon be off European shelves permanently.

International inquiry demanded after mass grave uncovered near school yard in Gaza

"This is precisely why Israel was taken to the International Court of Justice with the accusation that it is committing genocide."

Why There May Be Trouble This November at Your Polling Place

Authors Ari Berman and Michael Waldman talk about the unequal history of voting in America, new voting rules and their concerns about what may happen later this year.

The Civil War Returns to New Orleans

“So, as we grapple with the need to regulate banks and pharmaceutical companies, greenhouse emissions and guns, let us give some thought to the regulating of racism and other hateful attitudes through the judicious use of those public institutions that help shape attitudes from generation to generation.”

A New Bill of Rights for Workers: 10 demands the labor movement can fight...

It is time for unions to return to demanding workers’ rights without apology. 

Baltimore’s “Big Government” In Blue Uniforms

Conservatives’ zeal for reining in government turns into something else when marginalized groups, or groups they disdain suffer under the only form of “big government” conservatives don’t seem to mind.

Beyond organic: How regenerative farming can save us from global catastrophe

“Regenerative agriculture provides answers to the soil crisis, the food crisis, the health crisis, the climate crisis and the crisis of democracy.”

Scientists are fighting back against Trump

It seems that President Trump has provided a huge wake-up call for scientists.

The Execution of Nimr Al-Nimr: One More Reason to Re-evaluate the Toxic U.S.-Saudi Alliance

The killing of Sheikh Al-Nimr should serve as a prime moment for the U.S. to reconsider its alliance with the Saudi regime, a regime that not only denies human rights to its own people but exports death and destruction abroad.