Sunday, November 1, 2026

Tag: environment

8 billion humans? Population is a difficult conversation, but we need...

It’s time to rethink our broken and unfair family planning systems.

With the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling, can Trump’s damage to the...

Trump’s appointments reveal the frightening far-reaching power of a corrupt president.

Indigenous-led organization opens new salvo in fight for climate justice

NDN Collective, inspired by the Standing Rock Sioux movement, releases a report on Dakota Access Pipeline.

Feeling defeated by the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling? There’s still a...

America’s highest court has limited the EPA’s authority to regulate power plant emissions.

How the American Legislative Exchange Council turns disinformation into law

State lawmakers introduced nearly 2,900 bills based on ALEC templates from 2010 through 2018. More than 600 of them became law.

Colombia, once a pro-U.S. conservative bastion, turns left

Voters in Colombia have picked a powerful new duo, Gustavo Petro as president and Francia Márquez as vice president, to take the nation in a new direction, tackling economic and environmental injustice.

What pundit Ezra Klein doesn’t get about parenting in a looming...

It’s a matter of math: Bigger families mean more carbon emissions.

How corporate food monopolies caused the baby formula scandal 

The fact that a handful of companies produce the majority of our food means that small disruptions will have big impacts. This time the impacts are borne by American babies.

Our bodies, societies and planet are inflamed for the same reasons

Raj Patel and Rupa Marya coauthored the book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice to highlight the connections between health and structural injustice.

The human mania for roadbuilding is a threat to the great...

Tigers and leopards are among the 10 apex predators most threatened by the world’s roads.

POPULAR

The entrance of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington.

McMahon plans $43,279 in office furniture as Education Dept shrinks

Senators Baldwin and Murray asked the Education secretary to cancel the purchase. The department says her current furniture does not fit its new office space.
Voters stand at voting stations in a polling place.

In a Country That Needs Heroes, Here Are a Few Standouts This Election Season

“Right now, the United States is unhappy enough to need a lot of heroes.”
Blue entrance of the Karnes County Civil Detention Center with metal benches outside

ICE lists 36 detainee deaths in fiscal 2026, most since 2018

The agency's own page shows 29 deaths by mid-April and seven more through Aug. 23; DHS has said the size of the detained population explains the rise.
The U.S. Capitol building with its dome in Washington.

515 donors gave $4.2 billion to 2026 super PACs, Public Citizen finds

Elon Musk alone gave $445 million, about 10% of the total, according to the group's analysis of FEC data through late October.
A Vote Here sign marks the entrance to a polling place.

The power of Latinas’ Trump regret could swing this election

While Latinas were less likely to back Trump, their strides to the right fueled his reelection. Their regret could now propel Democrats.