Friday, September 25, 2026

Tag: EU

Where on earth is Europe heading?

Europe is being pulled in several different directions, but generally not to the left.

Can Europe reassert itself after Ukraine?

For decades, Europe’s foreign policies have been decided elsewhere. As the war in Ukraine drags on and the U.S. priorities change, voices such as Glenn Diesen argue that Europe must rediscover strategic autonomy, whether the liberal international order survives or not.

EU proposes soft delay of anti-deforestation law & more exemptions for...

The proposal also introduces simplification measures and exemptions that favor EU nation states, the U.S., Canada, Australia and China.

The world’s oceans face triple planetary crisis: Report

The EU-funded report draws on decades of historical and current observational data as well as satellite measurements to create a resource for policymakers, scientists and citizens to more fully understand the challenges facing the world’s oceans.

It isn’t the first time that the European Parliament has given...

It isn’t the first time that the European Parliament has given support to Palestine recognition, but this resolution is the first directly to call on member states to undertake this step.

How the UN can act decisively to end genocide in Gaza

Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly can take decisive action to end the genocide in Gaza, by authorizing a UN-backed arms embargo, economic boycott and divestment campaign against Israel, or even a military protection force for Gaza.

Will Trump-Putin summit leave Ukraine and Europe out in the cold?

If he repeats his past performances at summits with Putin and appears to back the Russian leader over his country’s closest allies, it is likely to cause a dangerous rift in the western alliance.

How Big Oil hijacked EU-funded journalism training on plastic pollution

At an event ostensibly about plastic waste, none of the speakers were heard mentioning the need to reduce plastic production—the core issue driving the crisis.

Nuclear reactors stoke the climate they claim to cool

Heatwaves force European reactors offline while solar keeps the lights on.

Ugliest of ugly Americans, desperate for face-saving charades, exports chaotic, boorish...

Stuntery, like putz-ery, is readily undone and when it flops, it turns against itself.

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The Charles R. Huntley Generating Station in Tonawanda, New York. Photo: Andre Carrotflower / CC BY-SA 4.0

EPA finalizes repeal of power plant carbon standards as environmental groups sue

The sector accounts for nearly one-quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, and the agency separately proposed ending its authority to regulate them.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Farragutful / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Democratic attorneys general say Education Department is hiding 1,300 documents on its layoffs

A privilege log lists nearly 1,300 records the agency says are too sensitive to hand over.
The lobby of the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. Photo: Daderot (public domain)

7,000 Chicago hotel workers vote to authorize strike

A union survey found a third of members cannot cover rent or mortgage payments, and the last hotel strike in the city, in 2018, lasted about a month.
A patient exam room at a U.S. urgent care clinic. Photo: Harrison Keely / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Vance-led task force moves to strip 760,000 people of ACA coverage

Advocates say the crackdown follows 8 million coverage losses already tied to Trump-era health cuts.
Demonstrators protest ICE conduct in Minneapolis. Photo: Fibonacci Blue / CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Federal judge blocks deportation of man shot by ICE during Austin delivery run

DHS and the man's attorney give conflicting accounts of the medical care he has received since.