Saturday, October 31, 2026

Victory: Maryland House passes bill to ban fracking

Maryland is leading the way in the movement to ban fracking.

New York City council proposes sweeping NYPD reforms

The council has announced a package of bills to reshape the NYPD and improve officer accountability. A City Council member cited a “direct line” from ProPublica’s coverage to the proposals.

Essential work and the struggle for $15

“Why don’t we stop treating it as entirely normal that the more obviously one’s work benefits others, the less one is likely to be paid for it.”

From ‘Demos’ to ‘Podemos’: Popular Uprisings in Greece and Spain

The future of Europe is in flux, as popular movements in Greece and Spain gain power and challenge traditional economic and political systems. The global economic crisis created enormous suffering for billions around the world, but it also created an opening.

The Egg Industry, Scrambling

The egg industry has fought the legislative mandates, arguing that banning cages will cost producers and consumers more, without improving animal welfare.

America’s Lead Poisoning Problem Is Everywhere

Flint, Michigan, may be in the spotlight for the state of emergency due to lead-contaminated water, but they aren't the only city dealing with lead poisoning.

How Empathy, Not Protest, Can Defeat Trump and Right-Wing Extremism

If we take the time to understand what’s actually going on in the heads of our opponents, we’ll discover much more effective tactics than protest.

Economic growth in G7 versus BRICS: a reality check

Like rose-colored glasses, anti-systemic glasses make economic problems appear less dangerous, narrower, and more limited in effects than they actually are.

Report reveals: CNN’s Gaza coverage filtered by IDF-monitored Jerusalem bureau

It reveals that CNN's coverage, especially concerning the recent Gaza conflict, is routed through its Jerusalem bureau, operating under Israeli military censorship

On Syria And Skittles, Demagogues And The Damned

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."