Monday, May 6, 2024

America’s drug wars

Fifty years of reinforcing racism.

Billions in fishing subsidies finance social, ecological harm, report finds

“There is urgency now, because even if we take action now, we still have some more years before we start to see the full impact of the agreement, and it also takes years for those overexploited fisheries to come back.”

GMOs: Everything you need to know

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

As Biden backslides, a bigger, better-organized climate movement prepares to seize this ‘now or...

“We’re not just marching in the streets, although we’re doing that. We’re lobbying and advocating for meaningful climate actions on the Hill."

Few cops we found using force on George Floyd protesters are known to have...

ProPublica compiled 68 videos that seemed to show officers using disproportionate force on protesters. A year later, police have disclosed discipline for a total of 10 officers.

Building the world back better?

Instead of consigning China to the doghouse, why not create one big Green reconstruction team?

There’s no ‘labor shortage.’ there’s a wage shortage.

Congress ought to be listening to actual workers explain why they’re not rushing back to the jobs being offered by restaurant chains and such.

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.

‘All he has to do is sign’: Group crafts executive order for Biden to...

"We have no other option but to fight for debt abolition and a society where everyone has the means to live."

TC Energy terminates Keystone XL Pipeline project

"The Company will continue to coordinate with regulators, stakeholders and Indigenous groups to meet its environmental and regulatory commitments and ensure a safe termination of and exit from the Project."