New legislation to ban toxic pesticides helps protect children’s health
“The federal pesticide policy is in urgent need of reform.”
Trump’s Space Force
“I have not yet heard a compelling case why we need a separate force.”
These companies took $1.8 billion in federal aid to save jobs. They laid off...
Rosa Rodriguez spent eight years ironing and hanging bathrobes for guests at the Mirage, the Bellagio and other five-star hotels on the...
Millions facing eviction and joblessness get no immediate help from Trump’s new executive orders
Under Trump’s order, unemployed workers would continue receiving an additional $400 a week, but only once states put up a quarter of the money and set up a new system to distribute the payments.
Autocrats, incorporated
Tom Engelhardt gives his thoughts on election day 2018.
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 30
Vietnam demands compensation from Monsanto for victims of Agent Orange, California on brink of mandating 100 percent clean energy by 2045, Sanders vs. Amazon intensifies, and more.
Shale oil fraud case reveals executives ignore their own engineers and mislead investors
ExxonMobil is currently under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for overvaluing assets despite reports that employees disagreed with the valuations.
Federal court reverses EPA approval of crop-harming dicamba
“Today’s decision is a massive win for farmers and the environment. It is good to be reminded that corporations like Monsanto and the Trump Administration cannot escape the rule of law.”
Goldman Sachs’ electricity ambitions: a dangerous power play
As Goldman Sachs moves to sell retail electricity, advocates warn of potential exploitation and conflicts of interest, echoing concerns of unchecked Wall Street expansion.
Trump’s ‘hold’ on elephant trophies may not be enough
We should be helping advance the significant global momentum to ban domestic ivory markets, not getting in the way by allowing more trophy imports that feed ivory demand.