Friday, April 19, 2024

China bans single-use plastic straws and shopping bags

China is one of the world's biggest users of single-use plastic and in 2010, produced 60 million tonnes of plastic waste.

Congress introduces EARN IT Act, which would end encryption programs but violates the Constitution

“EARN IT is anti-speech, anti-security, and anti-innovation. Congress must reject it.”

Biden’s broken promise to avoid war with Russia may kill us all

On March 11, 2022, President Biden reassured the American public and the world that the United States and its NATO allies were...

Plastic debris plagues Honduras beaches

The "massive trash tsunami" was filled with plastic debris believed to have come from a neighboring river in Guatemala.

A civilization in collapse, the dawn of a new order

The millions of people, young and old, who have been taking to the streets expressing their collective will have made their choice...

Dividing the Right and conquering Trump

Trump's extremely effective at dividing and conquering his opponents. What would it take for progressives to divide his supporters?

The eco collapse we were warned about has begun

The banners of a change inspired by social and climate justice and the effective paths of this socio-ecological transition raised by popular movements are becoming more imperative and urgent today.
Construction along the Keystone XL pipeline.

Ranchers fight Keystone XL pipeline by building solar panels in its path

It's one of several creative protests against pipeline companies trying to use eminent domain to take private land. A Nebraska hearing is planned for August.

Top-secret NSA report details Russian hacking effort days before 2016 election

“It’s not just that [an election] has to be fair, it has to be demonstrably fair, so that the loser says, ‘Yep, I lost fair and square.’ If you can’t do that, you’re screwed.”

GMOs: Everything you need to know

What they are, where you can find them and should you eat them?