Monday, August 24, 2026

The Drone Age: A Tragedy in Dallas Ushers in a New Era of Robotic...

Should using robots to blow up suspects be used as a solution to domestic crises?

Supreme Court will hear Exxon’s effort to crush climate lawsuits

Justice Samuel Alito did not recuse himself from considering the petition, despite significant financial conflicts of interest in implicated cases.
The interior of the dome at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. Photo: Sankenbruck / CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Why abortion opponents are turning their attention to banning surrogacy

Anti-abortion activists and lawmakers in Texas are pressing to limit or even outlaw surrogacy, a new step toward restricting major forms of infertility treatment.

Don’t look away

The ongoing crisis of racially motivated police violence—and the government’s violent response to demonstrations against those actions—reminds us that change requires justice.

Anti-abortionists played the long game, and they are winning

The U.S. is sliding toward a grim future where abortion is criminalized with little support for families. This “new normal” is disproportionately impacting low-income people of color.

The Illusion of Freedom

This deception will exist as long as we “stay in our place.” Once we call out power for what it is, once we resist, the chimera will vanish. The iron fist of history’s most sophisticated security and surveillance apparatus will assert itself with a terrifying fury.
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Israeli human rights lawyer attacked while documenting settler raid on Gaza aid convoy

Food shortage continues in Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing offensive in Rafah and the shutdown of the two main border crossings in the south.

Washington D.C. passes law allowing medical marijuana reciprocity with other states

This proposal to expand the D.C’s medical marijuana law also demonstrates another important reality.

Roger Stone arrested for false statements and witness tampering

"You should have just been honest with the house Intel committee…you’ve opened yourself up to perjury charges like an idiot.”

Leonardo DiCaprio: ‘Enough Is Enough’ Corporate Greed Must Stop

DiCaprio also announced that his foundation is pledging a new commitment of $15 million to environmental projects