Thursday, April 9, 2026

America’s nuclear gamble: The dangerous push to resume atmospheric testing

Experts warn of catastrophic fallout as calls grow to restart nuclear weapons tests abandoned since 1963.
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LAPD investigates use of force incident on body cam video

The department recently released the body cam footage and confirmed that it has an ongoing investigation into the officer’s use of force due to the fact that no charges were filed against the suspect.

Nicaragua at the barricades

The only thing I am sure of is that Nicaragua always does better when the United States is looking elsewhere.

Acidifying oceans a bad trip for marine ecosystems

A new study is one of the few to investigate what ocean acidification might do to fish communities.
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‘Kidnapped’: 1,000+ protest after masked ICE agents abduct Tufts Ph.D. student Rumeysa Ozturk

Surveillance video shows agents approaching her on the streets near her home Tuesday evening and handcuffing her while she screamed for help.

Conservatives Criticize Michelle Obama For Bare Arms, Stay Silent On Melania Trump’s Nude Poses

Trump's wife, possible future First Lady, receives no criticism for nude photoshoots while Michelle Obama is insulted for bare arms.

The global People’s Climate Marches were massive. Here’s what organizers have planned next.

Pipeline fights, legal challenges and elections are driving the next phase of the climate resistance.

In Flint water crisis, could involuntary manslaughter charges actually lead to prison time?

Prosecutors will try to prove five Michigan officials were responsible for a Legionnaires’ death because they knew about the problem, but failed to warn the public. Similar cases of environmental disasters have not resulted in convictions, but there are reasons Flint could break the mold.

Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction

The civic, patriotic and political language we use to describe ourselves remains unchanged. But the America we celebrate is an illusion.

Convicted for protesting Jeff Sessions is no laughing matter

Unless we rise up and demand our first amendment right to dissent, then the joke will be on the American people.