The jaw-droppingly high, out-of-this-world carbon footprint of space tourism
A rocket launch can generate between 50 and 100 times more C02 emissions than a long airplane flight. Here’s what a space tourism...
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Drone Whistleblower Daniel Hale Sentenced to 45 Months in Prison ‘For Exposing US War Crimes’
“His crime was telling this truth: 90% of those killed by U.S. drones are bystanders, not the intended targets,” said...
read moreWhile US imposes sanctions against Cuba, Mexico sends aid
The government announced it will send two ships to protest-hit Cuba with food and medical aid in a show of support Source: While US...
read moreAlert: California Oil Lobby Seeks to Strip Environmental Protections for Groundwater Amid Drought
The move could make it harder for landowners to sue companies that pollute water tables. Source: Latest News California Oil Lobby...
read moreV.A. Now Requires Vaccination For Health Care Workers
The Department of Veterans Affairs has become the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines....
read moreAlert:The Justice Department Is Turning a Blind Eye to White-Collar Crime
Financial crime is at record-high levels while prosecutions are declining — and the lack of DOJ attention is costing Americans...
read moreAlert: New Hampshire’s ‘medical freedom’ law outlaws requiring COVID-19 vaccine to access public spaces
New Hampshire residents cannot be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine in order to “access any public facility, any public...
read moreIndigenous Americans Demand a Reckoning with Brutal Colonial History
From Canada to Colombia, protests erupt against legacies of violence, exploitation and cultural erasure Source: Indigenous Americans...
read moreAlert: Israel continues to target Al-Aqsa Mosque under new government
Recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett about the freedom of Jews to pray inside Al-Aqsa Mosque have once again...
read moreInfrastructure: Manchin’s Significant Coal Profits Not of Interest to Corporate News
Since he took office in 2010, he’s made more than $4.5 million off coal. Source: Opinion | Infrastructure: Manchin’s...
read moreOregon Commits to 100 Percent Clean Electricity by 2040
Now signed into law, Oregon’s commitment ties for the fastest timeline to reach clean power. Source: Oregon Commits to 100 Percent...
read moreHuman Rights Watch: Israeli war crimes apparent in Gaza war
Human Rights Watch issued its conclusions after investigating three Israeli airstrikes that it said killed 62 Palestinian civilians....
read more‘They Tortured Me’: Capitol Police Describe Capitol Riot Horror
“They tortured me. They beat me. I was struck with a taser device at the base of my skull numerous times,” said D.C. Police Officer...
read moreAlert: Key Trump Witness Is Being Muzzled Over Her Custody Battle
Jennifer Weisselberg is the only person willing to speak publicly about Trump employees accepting untaxed corporate perks in lieu of...
read moreAn All-American Horror Story: Three-Quarters of a Century of Nuclear Follies — And That’s Just Where to Begin
In the pandemic year 2020, 76 years after two American atomic bombs left the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in ashes, the world’s...
read moreWilliam Barber, Jesse Jackson Among 39 Arrested at Sit-In at Kyrsten Sinema’s Office
Civil rights leaders, including the Revs. Jesse Jackson and William Barber, were among 39 people arrested Monday after refusing to...
read moreThis Machine Could Prevent Gun Violence — If Only Cops Used It
A system that can link gun crimes through shell casings is hobbled by skepticism and lack of manpower. Source: This Machine Could...
read moreFormer federal prosecutor explains why the case against Trump ally Tom Barrack is so damning
A paid agent for another country with as much daily access to the White House — and ability to steer the president’s...
read more8 US attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts
President Joe Biden is nominating eight new leaders for U.S. attorney positions across the country, including in the office...
read moreAn Old Idea for a Guaranteed Income Is Back in Style
A new proposal for a negative income tax could eliminate poverty in the United States. Source: An Old Idea for a Guaranteed Income Is...
read moreMichigan Lawmakers Agree To Return $65,000 In Coronavirus Hazard Pay Bonuses
After public criticism and a determination from the county’s top prosecutor that the payments to elected officials were...
read more‘The people of Laredo won’: Community celebrates termination of two border wall contracts
The Biden administration announced on Friday that it’s cancelling two border wall contracts issued during the previous...
read moreHow Joe Biden Defanged the Left
The White House has used access to quiet would-be progressive critics. Source: How Joe Biden Defanged the Left – The American...
read moreDemocrats Are Fighting To Hold Onto Democracy– Where’s Joe Biden?
Biden “is increasingly at odds with leaders of the voting rights movement, who see a contrast between his soaring language and...
read moreBiden Can Do Better Than Trump’s China Policy
Great-power competition was never great. Source: Biden Can Do Better Than Trump’s China Policy – The American...
read more3 Things Biden Can Do Right Now to Stop Covid and Save Lives
Unless the president changes course, and confronts Big Pharma, the past six months will indelibly tarnish his legacy. Source: 3...
read moreMerrick Garland gets warned against making ‘a gross error’ that would invite ‘future insurrections’
“We need an attorney general to aggressively pursue facts and bring actions against Trump and his supporters where...
read moreFauci says U.S. headed in ‘wrong direction’ as covid-19 cases spike among unvaccinated
Although official guidance has not changed, Fauci hinted that a return to indoor mask mandates for vaccinated people and booster...
read moreBiden, Iraqi PM to announce end of US combat mission in Iraq
The plan to shift the American military mission, whose stated purpose is to help Iraq defeat the Islamic State group, to a strictly...
read moreWill Covid become a disease of the young? The world is watching England to find out
With vaccinated adults now largely protected from the severe consequences of Covid-19, the questions for children have changed. In...
read moreDoctors, nurses and other health groups call for mandatory vaccinations for all health workers
The health and safety of the nation ‘depends on it,’ says a statement signed by 57 groups. Source: Doctors, nurses and other...
read moreLarge study finds COVID-19 is linked to a substantial drop in intelligence
People who have recovered from COVID-19 tend to score significantly lower on an intelligence test compared to those who have not...
read moreThe Loopholes Protecting Journalists May Be Smaller in the Justice Department’s New Media Rules, but They’re Still There
The Garland guidelines ban the use of subpoenas against journalists even when they have “possessed or published” classified...
read moreThe Olympic Event We Need: A Race To See Where People Live the Longest
What better way to help Americans understand that inequality is killing us. Source: Opinion | The Olympic Event We Need: A Race To...
read moreU.S. Government Orders Susan Rice To Sell Her $2.7M Oil Pipeline Stock, Biden Approves Controversial Project
Susan Rice, the director of the Domestic Policy Council in President Joe Biden’s administration, has been ordered to sell her $2.7...
read moreFamilies Wait Years for Housing Vouchers Due to Inadequate Funding
Expanding Program Would Reduce Hardship, Improve Equity Source: Families Wait Years for Housing Vouchers Due to Inadequate Funding |...
read more“Committing the Truth”: Whistleblower Daniel Hale to Be Sentenced Tuesday for Drone Program Leaks
At a sentencing hearing Tuesday, whistleblower Daniel Hale faces at least nine years in prison for leaking classified information...
read moreCalifornia expands access to health insurance for undocumented immigrants
California is set to become the first state to offer government-funded health insurance to low-income undocumented immigrants ages 50...
read moreImmigrant essential workers rally in Manhattan for pathway to citizenship, party of nationwide day of action
Immigrant essential workers rallied at Columbus Park in Lower Manhattan Friday.It’s part of a nationwide day of action...
read moreSupreme Court: Abortion foes embrace a bold new litigation strategy: honesty
Anti-abortion lawyers are finally being honest about their ultimate goal. Rather than asking the Court to place some arcane and...
read moreTunisia’s President just made the kind of Coup Trump and US Republicans plotted (and are plotting) Against President Biden
Americans should realize how close Washington, D.C. came to looking like today’s Tunis. The scary thing is that Trump and his minions...
read moreFighting Drone Assassinations
This is exactly what is wrong about the United States today: the innocent are punished severely while the guilty are celebrated and...
read moreIt’s Time for an Urgent Intervention in the Food System Ruining Our Climate
“No force on earth can stop an idea whose time has come,” Victor Hugo once said. The time for the Farm System Reform Act is now. We...
read moreAlert: The DCCC’s Top Bundler Is an Oil Lobbyist
Zachary Pfister goes to bat for the American Petroleum Institute, the industry’s most powerful lobbying group. Source: The DCCC’s Top...
read moreAdvocates Condemn Biden Plan to Send 4,000 Inmates Back to Prison After Pandemic
“As a candidate, Mr. Biden said he recognized the problems and injustices of mass incarceration, and he promised to reduce the...
read moreBiden Has to Play Hardball with Internet Platforms
The president needs to prioritize Americans’ wellbeing over Big Tech’s whims to begin a path to restoring democracy,...
read moreRepublicans Jeopardize Monday’s Infrastructure Deadline With More Demands
Republicans have been delaying the bill for months, despite having watered it down massively. Source: Republicans Jeopardize...
read moreDonziger Slams Criminal Contempt Ruling as ‘Message of Intimidation’ to Human Rights Lawyers
Human rights lawyer Steven Donziger said Monday that he is a victim of an “obvious travesty of justice” and vowed to...
read morePublic defenders can do more for public safety — if we let them
Funding public defense agencies to provide greater social service help to their clients will both reduce incarceration and the...
read moreRon DeSantis under fire as Florida now accounts for 1 in 5 new US COVID cases
While DeSantis has publicly stressed the importance of vaccination in recent days, Florida physicians have attributed the surge in...
read moreKnow Your Rights: Whistleblowers and the January 6th Select Committee
The free flow of information through witness and whistleblower testimony is the lifeblood of any congressional investigation. Two...
read moreCheney and Kinzinger Are Bad — But I Hope They Bring the Fire on 1/6 Committee
If Pelosi is wise, she will have Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger ask all the dagger questions during these hearings. Source: Cheney and...
read moreFrench parliament approves restaurant COVID pass and vaccine rules despite protests
The law requires all health workers start getting vaccinated by September 15, or risk suspension. It also requires a “health...
read moreBeita is only south Nablus town that lacks an illegal Israeli settlement and Palestinians want to Keep it that Way
Beita is the only village around southern Nablus that does not have an illegal Israeli settlement built on its land. The Palestinians...
read more‘A Race Against Time’: Doctors Without Borders Implores Rich Nations to Stop Stalling Patent Waiver
“As the virus continues to claim millions of lives around the world, we cannot afford to lose more precious time.”...
read moreHow a Murder ‘Solved’ in 4 Hours Sent Grant Williams to Prison for 23 Years
Grant Williams, whose conviction was overturned on Thursday, told people in prison that they would one day see that he was innocent....
read moreFlorida’s first 3D-printed home under construction amid housing affordability crisis
While the federal government and Federal Reserve have been on a mission to inflate the debt away by boosting asset prices through...
read moreSupreme Court to hear Mississippi abortion case challenging Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear arguments in a major abortion case from Mississippi that could roll back limits on...
read moreIt’s Nina Turner Against the Democratic Establishment in Ohio 11
The progressive congressional candidate hoped her longtime Democratic Party status could shield her from establishment backlash. It...
read moreWhy isn’t Joe Biden doing all he can to protect American democracy?
Both parties are beholden to an anti-democratic coalition. This is stopping real change Source: Why isn’t Joe Biden doing all he can...
read moreThe pandemic has changed course again. The Biden administration urgently needs to do the same.
The administration has done many things right during the pandemic, but it made a grave error with its premature return to normalcy....
read moreWhat’s This About Delta Being 1,000 Times More Infectious?
Rasmussen said the findings from Li’s group only make the need to get vaccinated more urgent, since the fully vaccinated...
read moreFBI Admits It Got 4,500 Tips on Kavanaugh But Didn’t Investigate Them
Democratic senators criticized the FBI for not looking into the tips, calling the process “misleading as hell.” Source: FBI Admits It...
read moreCan Conflict in Space—and in Cyberspace—Be Avoided?
Billionaire rocket launches and ongoing cyberattacks reveal that, without norms governing conflict, there could be chaos....
read moreWide partisan divide on whether voting is right or privilege
As political battles continue around the nation over voting access and restrictions, a new Pew Research Center survey finds that a...
read more150 Voting Rights Groups Warn Biden Against Attempting to ‘Out-Organize Voter Suppression’
Voting rights advocates on Friday said the Biden administration risks alienating the very organizers whose tireless work was...
read moreDelta Variant Will ‘Find Everybody Not Immune,’ Warns Mayo Clinic Vaccine Expert
“Don’t be deceived that ‘I got this far and I am OK.’ This is a very different variant. It will find you,” said Dr. Gregory Poland in...
read moreHow Dreadful America’s “Freedom” Wars Turn Out to Be
Decades of “good times” await war profiteers as long as American troops are kept in harm’s way, busily hammering away at “freedom”....
read moreJoe Biden’s Filibuster Defense Doesn’t Make Much Sense
On the same day Nancy Pelosi refused to allow bad-faith Republican actors to undermine her January 6 committee, the president...
read moreNaming and Shaming the Organizations, Corporations, and Billionaires Behind Voter Suppression
Watchdog groups are fighting to expose coordinated efforts to get legislatures to enact “this modern Jim Crow.” Source: Naming and...
read moreBothsidesing the insurrection is a media failing
The huge, gaping hole in our media discussion of the GOP and Jan. 6 Source: Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Bothsidesing the insurrection...
read moreBillionaires Race to Privatize and Monopolize Space as Earth Burns and Workers Organize
As the world’s richest man flies his Blue Origin rocket into suborbital space, here on Earth calls are growing to tax the rich...
read moreHannity, others at Fox share sudden reality-based thoughts on COVID-19 vaccines
In the Republican spirit of prolonged denial followed by measured acceptance, Fox News host Sean Hannity finally urged his viewers to...
read moreMinnesota Cop: Oil Pipeline Budget Boost Means New Guns
The same cops tasked with policing resistance to pipelines anticipate financial benefits from oil companies moving into their areas....
read moreFacing Years in Prison for Drone Leak, Daniel Hale Makes His Case Against U.S. Assassination Program
With prosecutors seeking a maximum sentence, Hale delivered a powerful handwritten letter describing his motivations to the court....
read morePelosi appoints GOP Rep. Kinzinger to Jan. 6 committee
Pelosi’s announcement comes after she rejected two of the five Republican appointments offered by House Minority Leader Kevin...
read more‘A Huge Outrage’: Senate Panel Approves $25 Billion Pentagon Budget Increase
“Not so incidentally, the $25 billion spending increase approved by the Senate Armed Services Committee exactly matches the...
read moreDOJ restricts White House contact in pivot from Trump, politics
Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a directive restricting Justice Department contact with the White House to prevent political...
read moreTop Brazilian General Reportedly Backs Bolsonaro Effort To Undermine 2022 Elections
Brazil’s defense minister reportedly suggested canceling the elections if changes aren’t made to address the far-right president’s...
read moreWe’d Better Control Machines Before They Control Us
Science-fiction writers and technologists have long worried about a future in which robots, achieving sentience, take over the...
read moreRepublican ‘audit’ in Arizona is a disaster, now comes a repeat in Pennsylvania and … Texas?
Too bad that ending a Senate rule that everyone acknowledges is a relic of the Jim Crow era would cause more “chaos” than allowing...
read moreSanders, Lee, and Murphy Slam Biden Administration’s First Drone Strike in Somalia
“It’s time to do away with questionable legal justifications claimed by one administration after the next for acts of war...
read moreAOC, Housing Advocates Slam ‘Reckless’ Biden Plan to Allow Evictions to Resume
The CDC’s moratorium on evictions is set to expire on July 31. Source: AOC, Housing Advocates Slam ‘Reckless’ Biden...
read moreIn the first post-Trump Olympics, US athletes will not stay silent
Olympians are likely to test boundaries with protests and demonstrations as the Games become increasingly political Source: In the...
read moreNYC’s Non-Police Mental Health Pilot Increasing Rate of Those Getting Aid, Data Show
A New York City pilot program to respond to 911 calls for mental health crises with social workers instead of cops appears to be...
read moreAlert: Elites Profit From “Nonprofit” Charter Schools
Charter schools don’t improve education outcomes. But they do funnel taxpayer money into the pockets of unscrupulous — often criminal...
read moreRevealing ‘Extreme and Regressive Strategy,’ Mississippi Asks SCOTUS to Overturn Roe
“This has always been the anti-choice movement’s agenda behind closed doors—now they’re operating in plain...
read moreThe Many Faces of Regime Change in Cuba
Cubans confront a host of problems amid a national health emergency — and the Biden administrative is only adding to punitive...
read morePro-Israel PAC Has Spent Nearly $1 Million to Try to Sink Nina Turner’s Campaign
Democratic Majority for Israel has spent hundreds of thousands on anti-Turner attack ads and misleading mailers. Source: Pro-Israel...
read moreAlert: It’s Big Business as Usual for Biden’s Ambassadorship Picks
A Comcast lobbyist is the latest to snag a top diplomatic post. Source: It’s Big Business as Usual for Biden’s Ambassadorship Picks...
read moreThe insect apocalypse: ‘Our world will grind to a halt without them’
Insects have declined by 75% in the past 50 years — and the consequences may soon be catastrophic. Biologist Dave Goulson...
read moreAlert: Planned Brazil-Peru Highway Threatens One of Earth’s Most Biodiverse Places
“This road threatens 100% of our land, it destroys our sacred site,” Joel Puyanawa said. “The damage done by the colonel was enough....
read moreNew legislation would require women, like men, to sign up for potential draft
Women have been serving at all levels of the military since 2013. Source: New legislation would require women, like men, to sign up...
read moreEuropean Union, U.S. bear Responsibility for Israel’s Squatter-Settlements on Palestinian Land
If the EU chooses to prioritise its diplomatic relations with Israel, then it should clarify its futile responses to Israeli...
read moreCourt Orders Police to Cease Illegal Blockade of Indigenous-led Water Protectors Camp at Line 3 Issues Restraining Order Against Sheriff Aukes and Hubbard County
This morning, a Minnesota court granted a temporary restraining order sought by Indigenous water protectors including Tara Houska and...
read moreConservatives Can’t Cope With Cleveland Guardians’ Name Change
Shapiro wasn’t the only one who was upset. Rich Lowry, the editor of the National Review, tweeted: “And just like that, the Indians...
read moreDubai Creates Fake Rain Using Drones to Battle 122 Degree Heat
The cloud seeding operation, which uses electrical charges to prompt rainfall, speaks to the growing interest globally in rainmaking...
read moreKey member of bishops’ group that wanted to deny Biden communion resigns after Grindr use exposed
The top administrator of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops resigned after a Catholic media site told the conference it had...
read moreFrito-Lay strikes ends as Kansas workers strike union contract
After a nearly three-week strike, hundreds of Frito-Lay employees in Topeka, Kansas have ratified a revised contract Saturday...
read moreDalai Lama’s inner circle listed in Pegasus project data
The phone numbers of a top ring of advisers around the Dalai Lama are believed to have been selected as those of people of interest...
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