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Already we can draw two big lessons from Hurricane Helene’s catastrophic fallout.

Gen Z is left to deal with massive systemic failures—climate change, pandemics, and genocide—as individuals. Why are we shocked then that they are prioritizing their own physical and mental health? No one else is doing so.

Local paper bursts lies about Haitian immigrants – Who’s listening?

Tens of thousands of longshoremen at 14 ports along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico are poised to strike early Tuesday morning if their union and employers cannot reach an agreement by midnight, which could disrupt the economy and the election.

‘We’re the Black Survivors’ (1979), A Martyr’s Birthday (1889), Canada Takes a Big Step Toward Bilingualism (1969)

Lobbyists and lawmakers have coordinated to enact new laws that increase criminal penalties for peaceful protests

Florida voters report law enforcement personnel visits that appear to be part of drive to block passage of Amendment 4

A new nuclear arms race is beginning. It will be far more dangerous than the last one.

There will be apologists for the game who will no doubt say that one cannot “blame football” for Favre’s condition. They sound like the tobacco company executives disavowing any connection between smoking and lung cancer.

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) filed suit against Tuson Foods claiming it is making “unsubstantiated environmental claims” about its products – known colloquially as greenwashing.