Thursday, April 2, 2026

Tag: state rights

Trump DOJ sues states to shield fossil fuel companies from climate...

In a sweeping defense of oil and gas corporations, the Trump administration has filed federal lawsuits against four states to block efforts aimed at holding fossil fuel companies accountable for climate change damages—an aggressive action legal experts warn undermines state authority and sets a dangerous precedent.

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Why capitalism relies on nature and care work it does not pay for

Modern economies depend on unpriced ecosystem functions and undervalued care and reproductive labor—essential inputs that are difficult to commodify. This tension helps explain environmental degradation, social strain, and the limits of market systems.

The US-Israeli war on Iran is illegal. Here’s why that matters.

If this war continues without accountability, it threatens even more dire consequences in years ahead.

Does not our ongoing, epic failure to obstruct immorality confirm America as an immoral...

What morally deficient country tolerates blatant wickedness without rising up to avert the next outrage? His re-election was bad enough; tolerance of evil is worse.

Nicotine-based vaping likely causes lung, oral cancers, new comprehensive review

The review noted that the aerosols exhibit nearly all ten "key characteristics of carcinogens" identified by the World Health Organization.

Supreme Court opens door to conversion therapy in free speech ruling

In an 8-1 decision, the Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy for minors, prioritizing a therapist’s First Amendment claim over state efforts to restrict a practice rejected by major medical organizations.