Thursday, October 8, 2026

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‘Turning a blind eye’: Elizabeth Warren blasts Federal Reserve for letting...

A JPMorgan whistleblower said the world’s biggest bank was misreporting its trading activity, which could have inflated its earnings by billions of dollars and added millions to executive pay packages.

Bank risk policies failing to protect Amazon from oil-related threats: Report

“And you have an ecosystem like the Amazon biome that is so vulnerable to climate change and so biodiverse, the argument is there to just not be involved in oil and gas extraction in the region at all.”

A public bank for Los Angeles? City Council puts it to...

California legislators exploring the public bank option may be breaking not just from Wall Street, but from the Federal Reserve.

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The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0

Supreme Court justices send mixed signals as Boulder climate case reaches argument

A ruling for the oil companies could reach more than two dozen similar climate suits, none of which has gone to trial.

Material Insecurity and the Foundations of Democratic Participation

Democratic participation depends on more than voting rights: people also need material security, practical knowledge, social belonging, and a sense of agency that human ecology education can help cultivate.
A humpback whale breaching. Photo: Kaitlin Thoreson, National Park Service (public domain)

Whaling commission leaves the global ban in place as Antigua and Barbuda withdraws its...

A South Atlantic whale sanctuary also failed for a second time, falling short of the 75 percent majority it needed.
A Medicare for All rally. Photo: Molly Adams / CC BY 2.0

‘Medicare for All’ Message Attracts Voters Buckling Under Medical Bills

The idea of scrapping the U.S. health insurance system for a massive expansion of government-funded healthcare isn’t new. But voters hit by ballooning private health insurance costs are rallying behind midterm candidates calling for universal coverage.
The U.S. Capitol. Photo: Noclip (public domain)

Three years into Gaza’s genocide, U.S. political rhetoric hasn’t translated into action

While some political candidates rose to prominence through their support for Palestine, the U.S.