Saturday, July 12, 2025

Mississippi passes bill to legalize death by firing squad as lethal injection comes under...

Of the 33 states with the death penalty, only Oklahoma and Utah allow for execution by firing squad.
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5 facts you probably didn’t know about plastic waste

Humans have created enough plastic since the second world war to coat the Earth entirely in clingfilm – no joke. It’s time people ditch their dependency on plastics.

These kids will see Trump in court

Twenty-one kids and climate scientist James Hansen were suing the Obama administration to take more aggressive action on climate. Now, the climate-change-denying 45th president has inherited the case.

Pipeline resistance broadens: On the day Dakota Access oil flows, go one day without...

Let’s do what it takes to remind the companies, and the government itself, who’s really in charge of the economy.

Ten points for Democracy activists

Take the viewpoint of the public good, not corporate profiteering.

Protest is working and growing

Early in the Trump era, protest is working and the potential ahead is for an even larger resistance movement.

3 reasons Trump’s EPA pick can’t be trusted with climate science

This is why the man chosen to lead this agency needs to manage science responsibly so it can do its job.

Veterans return to Standing Rock to act as human shields against police

This is a clear sign that the fight between water protectors and law enforcement is far from over.

How the indivisible movement is fueling resistance to Trump

A group of former congressional staffers put a document online two months ago to help mobilize citizens. To everyone’s surprise, it has grown into a genuine citizens’ movement.

Federal appeals court maintains block on Trump’s Muslim ban

The big question now is whether or not the Trump administration will appeal to the entire 9th Circuit Court of Appeals or ask the Supreme Court to intervene.