Monday, September 21, 2026

We will soon be using more than the earth can provide

Forget the GDP, it’s time for our leaders to pay attention to metrics that matter.

The lessons we learned from Jon Ossoff’s defeat

The efforts to build an independent capacity to recruit, train, and support populist candidates up and down the ticket should be redoubled.

Coke’s PR Scam Explodes

The jig is up for the sugar-water purveyor’s bogus obesity study group.

Inequality kills. But we can stop the killing.

So argues a gripping new book from an activist physician who’s helped divine the keys to long and healthy life.

Police Officer Arrested After Stabbing Unarmed Teen

Off duty police officer Arthur Roman, along with his brother and sister-in-law, were involved in stabbing a 17-year-old. Was this a hate crime?

Once again, the right hijacks that old-time religion

A new museum in Washington reminds us that the Good Book is subject to interpretation – and abuse.

EPA to allow minors to be exposed to highly toxic pesticides

Unfortunately, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt will continue to side with industry interests over science and citizen health.

Two police officers charged with illegally selling more than 100 guns

The ATF previously issued a memorandum to Southern California police chiefs warning that sales of illegal firearms have become an “emerging problem” for officers.

Nearly all the officers in charge of an Indiana Police Department have been disciplined...

Of the 34 supervisors in the Elkhart, Indiana, Police Department, 28 have been disciplined. Fifteen have been suspended. Seven have been involved in fatal shootings. Three have been convicted of criminal charges.

Feeling out the Bern, postelection

Bernie Sanders has spent his life fighting for progressive causes. As the world braces for the Trump presidency, Sanders shows no signs of slowing down.