Monday, July 14, 2025

Government could hold migrant families indefinitely in unlicensed detention centers under new plan

New Trump administration regulations would dismantle the landmark Flores agreement and allow authorities to release children only to a parent or legal guardian – even if those adult guardians are detained.

Trump administration and California are on collision course over vehicle emissions rules

It sets up an unprecedented legal battle between California and the federal government while breaking with decades of practice on regulating tailpipe pollution.

An Angry White House Vows to Confront Netanyahu, but Will It End Key US...

Is the White House prepared to end longstanding U.S. support for the occupation? After the White House found out Israeli was spying on U.S.-Iran talks and giving the information to Republican-controlled Congress, that question is up for debate.

Handling—and mishandling—the Iran nuclear program

Biden’s reign of (unforced) error and Trump’s anti-Iran Jihad.

Undocumented black migrants build an informal organizing network

Undocumented black migrants are building an informal network to help each other navigate their uncertain immigration status in the U.S.

The Super Bowl presidency

Five criteria for selecting the worst old white man to lead us.

To address the climate emergency, foundations must spend big on movements

The only way philanthropy can spur the society-wide mobilization necessary to avert climate disaster is by betting big on social movements.

Electricity demands of AI data centers to double by 2030: IEA report

AI’s rapid growth means companies will seek out energy sources that are most readily available, which could mean gas — an energy source that was being phased out in a growing number of developed countries.

The Stock Market Is Getting Harder to Rig

The U.S. economy is in sad shape. Yet, corporate media tries to explain the recent stock market decline, which erased $2.1 trillion in the market value of stocks and in the pockets of Americans’ retirement savings, so logically.

Europe’s climate movement is fractured and stuck—here is a way forward

The climate movement of the past will not win the struggle today.