Friday, June 27, 2025

What Obama’s Climate Legacy Tells Us About Executive Power

Incremental progress beats no progress. But the climate needs all hands, and all branches of government, on deck.

At Washington Post, defunding police is a step too radical

With the Post’s prominence as a leading publication for political coverage, it’s no wonder Americans are resistant to the idea of defunding: The news they’re reading is telling them to resist it.
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Katrina vanden Heuvel on Nobel Peace Prize winner Dmitry Muratov’s fight for press freedom...

“Investigative journalism in Russia today is very dangerous."

A school system goes to hell and back again

A pandemic year of hope, trauma, and tragedy, up close and personal.

States Repped By Energy Science-Denying Republicans Leading Way on Wind Power

These Republicans have supported legislation that has helped finance wind investments, but have also adopted Republican dogma on climate science.

More seeds for transformation planted this week

The U.S.’ acts against people and the planet make the era of transformation more likely.

Why community efforts should live at the forefront of activism

When community members work together on something they believe strongly in, they do so with strength and mutual care that have positive effects on everyone involved.

How workers and pro-union politicians team up for fair trade

"You’ve got to be really vigilant about it. You’ve got to pay attention all the time."

The fall and rise of public heroism

Recently I watched The Man Who Was Too Free, a moving documentary about the Russian dissident politician Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down in...

Hegseth clamps down on Pentagon press access as military budget hits one trillion

As the Trump administration pushes for a $1 trillion military budget, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has imposed unprecedented restrictions on journalists at the Pentagon, raising alarm over transparency, accountability, and the future of press freedom.