Despite pressure from US and Bayer, Mexico will ban glyphosate
“Our rationale is based on the precautionary principle in the face of environmental risks as well as the right of the Mexican government to take action in favor of the public good.”
Stop dumping offshore fracking waste into Gulf of Mexico
"The agency has no business rubber-stamping the dumping of dangerous, disgusting chemicals without even trying to understand the risks."
A single-payer health care fix even without a working majority
It’s likely that the Trump-Ryan failure will push state legislatures to consider expanding Medicaid—putting even more people under the public insurance system.
Free after 993 Days: Environmental lawyer Steven Donziger on leaving house arrest & his...
“I didn’t really understand freedom until it was taken away.”
Seniors rising against Trump
If retaining the support of seniors is key the Trump’s re-election, then he’s just made a wrong turn.
Journalist Launches Online Archive to Document Diversity of Rural India
While Sainath is known for his forceful critiques of people in power and the inequality built into contemporary economics and politics, he aims to show the dignity of ordinary people in the face of injustice in "People’s Archive of Rural India."
Trump’s incredibly dumb bet on coal
If we really want to lead we have to go with the energy of the future, not the energy of the past.
Why We’re All Becoming Independent Contractors
The most significant legal trend in the American workforce is “independent contractors,” which lessens companies' costs of having full-time employees. But is the trend contributing directly to low pay, irregular hours and job insecurity?
What to expect from COP27 in Egypt’s police state: an interview with Sharif Abdel...
As tens of thousands of delegates – from world leaders to climate activists and journalists – descend on Sharm el-Sheik from all over the world, we asked Egyptian Journalist Sharif Abdel Kouddous to give us his thoughts about the state of Egypt today.
Wyoming bill would outlaw renewable energy
Wyoming is waging a quasi-war on wind.