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Bipartisan Plan to “Reform” Energy Permits Is a Brazen Giveaway to Fossil Fuels
Leading supporters of permitting reform either have a business interest in it — or have effectively been bribed.
Do the Resumed Gaza Ceasefire Talks Have a Chance of Finally Succeeding?
In the wake of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire deal, Israel may be more open to an agreement to end its genocidal assault.
French PM’s Ouster Shows Deep Cracks in Legitimacy of Europe’s Neoliberal Order
The French left and far right joined forces to reject austerity, exposing the hollowing of the political center.
After 86 Years, Disabled Workers Could Finally Receive Minimum Wage Protections
Biden’s Labor Department is moving to abolish “subminimum wage” rules, but the Trump administration may undo the win.
Supreme Court Case on Trans Health Shows How Gender Essentialism Harms Us All
Everyone who cares about bodily autonomy should fight for trans health care.
Will Trump Weaponize the FCC to Crack Down on Media Outlets He Doesn’t Like?
Trump could use the Federal Communications Commission to carry out his fantasies of revenge against the media.
South Koreans Prove Democracy Can Survive in the Face of Authoritarianism
Offering a model for resisting authoritarianism, South Korean activists say they will “fight for democracy at any cost.”
ICJ Hearings Offer New Chance to Get Rich Countries to Pay for Climate Crisis
The UN’s court will soon clarify nations’ legal responsibility to avert the human rights impacts of climate catastrophe.
2 Months After Hurricane Helene, How Are Impacted Local Organizers Coping?
Mutual aid volunteers are still dealing with high stress levels. Organizer Sarah Nuñez says there are paths to healing.
How a Palestinian Woman Lives With a Rare Illness While Surviving Gaza Genocide
Rana Nabeel Baalousha's only hope of survival is a medical transfer out of Gaza, but Israel won’t allow it.