Candidates Run Against Data Centers, But Ohio Legislature Didn’t Get The Memo
Marcus Baram Capital and Main With some of the highest electricity rates in the Midwest, Ohio has seen a remarkable policy shift from lawmakers in both parties. Every candidate for…
Thank Trump for This: He Has Exposed the Leaking Guts of the War Machine
Phil Wilson Common Dreams Forget about Ancient Sparta, Attila the Hun, Hernán Cortés, Julius Ceasar, Alexander the Great, Adolf Hitler, and all of the conquerors that terrified the world with…
Break on Through to the Other Side: How to Reach the Working Class—and How Not To
Les Leopold Substack The Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America share a problem. As organizations largely run by and involved with college-educated voters, they are physically and psychically…
Study Suggests Climate Crisis Is Supercharging ‘Godzilla’ El Niños
“We are seeing a trend of stronger El Niños, and the one we have now is consistent with that trend,” said the lead author. “That is bad news for climate…
The UN and Red Cross Are Calling for Restrictions on AI Drones and Killer Robots
By Mike Ludwig This article was originally published by Truthout In a world where autonomous weapons can choose targets on their own, data can put us all at risk, a…
Climate Breakdown: Nepal Flash Flood and the Looming Extinction of the Himalayan Glaciers
Juan Cole Informed Comment Climate change devastated towns and villages of Nepal on August 26 with enormous flash floods that were produced by a melting glacier. The size, speed and…
I’ve Seen Prison Conditions Kill. That’s What’s Happening at Delaney Hall.
By Jeremy Busby This article was originally published by Truthout As a person incarcerated in Texas, I know that rotten food and poor medical care are not unique to Delaney…
Hoping For Smooth Sailing With The Sea Gulls And Thoreau
Edward Curtin Here where I sit once again looking easterly to the vast sea, the wind and the waves and winding vistas along the north Atlantic coast drown out trivial…
Hormuz Blockade drives Indonesia To Seek to Halt All Oil Imports, Install 100 GW Solar
Juan Cole Informed Comment President Prabowo Subianto of Indonesia has just announced a plan to halt all imports of petroleum and liquefied natural gas within three years. He said, “We…
The Forgotten US-Backed Genocide Of East Timor
Nate Bear Do Not Panic From 1975 to 1999, Indonesia, with the deep and enthusiastic support of the US and the west, committed the worst genocide since the second world…
Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner Meeting Reveals Ugly Truths About U.S. Politics
Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist If the Democratic Party prevails in the midterm elections, Hakeem Jeffries will become the Speaker of the House of Representatives. But his…
The Win for Abortion Rights in Indiana Has Reshaped the National Legal Landscape
By Lauren Rankin This article was originally published by Truthout The ruling sets the stage for further free speech protections for those who help abortion seekers who cross state lines.…
In First, Starbucks Workers United and Its 12,000 Members Call for Boycott
By Sharon Zhang This article was originally published by Truthout “t is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers,” the union said. In…
Documenting the U.S. Media’s Complicity in the Genocide of Gaza (w/ Robin Andersen) | TCHR
Chris Hedges Substack In Robin Andersen’s new book, she chronicles how the U.S. media utilized their massive reach to help shield Israel from scrutiny as it perpetrated a genocide in…
Supreme Court Dodges the Real Issues In Case About Mail-In Ballots
Austin Sarat ScheerPost Writing about the Supreme Court in 1961, the famous law professor Alexander Bickel praised what hecalled “the passive virtues.” As he explained, “The jurisprudence of the Court…