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Inter Press Service
- It’s the Greed, Stupid!
The available data is self-explanatory: business-prompted human activities have already altered over 70% of the Earth’s lands, with 24 billion tonnes of fertile soil lost due to industrial agriculture, the excessive use of chemicals, overgrazing, deforestation, pollution and other major threats. Human-caused extreme weather events, such as heavy rains followed by drought, accelerate soil degradation,
- Once Scattered by Colonialism, Today United in Urgent Pursuit of Climate Justice
Conflict and climate change are closely linked, the International Court of Justice heard. The Darfur crisis in Sudan is one such conflict where prolonged droughts and reduced rainfall have made access to water and arable land increasingly scarce, leading to friction between communities competing for limited resources.
- Nature Can Help Africa Make the Most of COP29 Outcomes
Despite mixed reactions to the outcomes of COP29, Africa has the opportunity to take the lead in harnessing nature to tackle the effects of climate change and secure a resilient future. As countries craft climate plans for tapping into the secured goal of US$300 billion in carbon finance annually by 2035, nature has to be
The Guardian
- FBI chief Wray urges employees to keep ‘following the facts wherever they lead’ in resignation speech – live
Christopher Wray will step down at the end of Biden’s presidency after Donald Trump said he wants Kash Patel to run the agencyThe outgoing Senate minority leader, Mitch McConnell, has spoken out against isolationism, arguing that staying out of wars doesn’t work.“The cost of deterrence is considerably less than the cost of war,” he told Financial Times.My first truth The Trump hush money and Hunter Biden cases were both bullshit, and pardons are appropriate. Continue reading...
- FBI director Christopher Wray will resign before Trump takes office
Trump had signaled his intent to fire the veteran official and replace him with firebrand Kash PatelThe director of the FBI, Christopher Wray, announced he was stepping down on Wednesday, after Donald Trump said he would fire him and install the firebrand loyalist Kash Patel in his place.Wray, who the president-elect himself appointed as director during his first presidency after firing Wray’s predecessor James Comey in 2017, announced his decision to staff at the bureau’s Washington headquarters. Continue reading...
- Montana supreme court blocks ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors
State’s top court temporarily stops SB 99 on grounds that it will likely violate privacy rights enshrined in constitutionMontana’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors has been temporarily blocked by the state supreme court on grounds that it is likely to violate the right to privacy enshrined in the state’s constitution.The top court in Montana sided on Wednesday with an earlier district court decision blocking SB 99, the ban introduced last year by the Republican-controlled state legislature. The decision will allow under-18 transgender girls and boys to continue gender-affirming medical treatment pending a full trial. Continue reading...
- Biden says he was ‘stupid’ not to sign Covid stimulus checks as Trump did
President says failure may have contributed to voters blaming him for high prices even as economy improvedJoe Biden has voiced regret for not following Donald Trump’s example by putting his signature on Covid-19-era economic stimulus cheques sent to Americans during a speech about his record on the economy as he prepares to leave office.Five weeks after his vice-president, Kamala Harris, lost the presidential election to Trump, the US president suggested on Tuesday that his failure to put his name on the cheques may have contributed to voters blaming his administration for high prices even when the economy was improving. Continue reading...
- Wisconsin files more charges against Trump allies who led ‘fake electors’ plot
Kenneth Chesebro, Michael Roman and James Troupis hit with 10 more charges over scheme to overturn 2020 electionWisconsin’s justice department filed 10 additional charges on Tuesday against three Donald Trump allies who spearheaded the “fake electors” scheme to help the president-elect in his efforts to overturn the 2020 election.The three men, Kenneth Chesebro, Michael Roman and James Troupis, already faced felony forgery charges in June for their role in the plot. The additional charges include conspiracy to commit a crime and numerous counts of fraud. Continue reading...
Ensia
- Journalists, meet climate change
The headlines scream about war, crime, political strife, economic woes. But underlying it all — and more and more often bubbling to the top — is what future historians will likely look back and call the story of this century: Climate change. Recognizing the importance of this pervasive phenomenon, Covering Climate Now, Columbia Journalism Review, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Guardian […]
The Marshall Project
- Lights, Camera, Action
News Inside Issue 18 provides a glimpse into the first-ever Sing Sing Film Festival.
Fair Observer
- Israel’s Wars Repeat the 1980s on Steroids
Appalled by Israel’s carpet bombing of Beirut during the 1982 Lebanon war, United States President Ronald Reagan didn’t mince words with then-Israeli Prime Minister Menahem Begin. “I was angry. I told him it had to stop, or our entire future relationship was endangered. I used the word holocaust deliberately & said the symbol of his… Continue reading Israel’s Wars Repeat the 1980s on Steroids The post Israel’s Wars Repeat the 1980s on Steroids appeared first on Fair Observer.
- For the US in Syria, Is It About Principle or Interest?
In an era marked by authorities waging battle against the windmills of disinformation (conveniently defined as somebody else’s speech), the average citizen is clamoring for access to facts. But where do facts come from, or rather, how do we citizens receive and consume them? The obvious answer is the media. But few people in the… Continue reading For the US in Syria, Is It About Principle or Interest? The post For the US in Syria, Is It About Principle or Interest? appeared first on Fair Observer.
- Resetting US Realpolitik In Trump’s Second Term
As Donald Trump assumes the presidency for a second term, the US is undergoing significant shifts in domestic policy and geopolitical strategy. These crucial changes herald a much-needed recalibration of the US’s realpolitik, especially concerning India–US relations, which some considered to be devoid of realism during the Biden administration. The Biden years To Trump 2.0: resetting… Continue reading Resetting US Realpolitik In Trump’s Second Term The post Resetting US Realpolitik In Trump’s Second Term appeared first on Fair Observer.
Aeon
- Can you transplant a head to another body?
‘Are you a mind with a body or a body with a mind?’ The legacy of a 1970 ‘head transplant’ experiment performed on monkeys - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon
Truthout
- 34 Members of Congress Urge Biden to Pardon Environmental Lawyer Steven Donziger
The environmental lawyer long badgered by Chevron and allies said he is “grateful” for the lawmakers’ letter.
- UN Officer: Israel Bombs Are “Evaporating” Palestinians’ Bodies in Gaza
“Bodies are completely evaporating, and they’re not even finding remains of people anymore,” a UN officer said.
- House Republicans Seek to Ban Trans Care for Kids in Military Families
“Blanketly denying health care to people who clearly need it…is wrong,” a Democratic lawmaker said in response.
ProPublica
- How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes
by Paul Kiel ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as […]
- An Open Letter to Elon Musk
by Stephen Engelberg ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story was originally published in our Dispatches newsletter; sign up to receive notes from our […]
- Donald Trump Controls a Publicly Traded Company. Now He Will Pick Its Regulator.
by Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi and Alex Mierjeski ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to […]
Unicorn Riot
- Officers Found Not Guilty in Death of Herman Whitfield III
Indianapolis, IN — After a five-day criminal trial and just two hours of deliberation on Dec. 6, a jury found police officers Adam Ahmad and Steven Sanchez not guilty of reckless homicide, battery and manslaughter in the April 2022 death of Herman Whitfield III. Indianapolis… The post Officers Found Not Guilty in Death of Herman Whitfield III appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.
Sludge
- How Lobbyists Wine and Dine Members of Congress Despite Gift Ban
An analysis of House data shows that lobbyist-led groups are the top sponsors of congressional travel.
Democracy Now!
- Democracy Now! 2024-12-11 Wednesday
Headlines for December 11, 2024; Rep. Delia Ramirez: Trump’s Immigration Plans Are “Un-American, Unconstitutional & Undemocratic”; “Indefensible”: U.S. Continues Deporting Haitians Amid Political Instability, Massacres; “We Didn’t Get No Justice”: Jordan Neely’s Uncle Slams Daniel Penny’s Acquittal in NYC Subway Killing; Herman Whitfield’s Family Called for Help During a Mental Health Crisis. Cops Killed Him Instead
Latino USA
- The Border Has Eyes
Many have heard of the physical border wall that exists in different parts of the U.S.-Mexico border, but there is... The post The Border Has Eyes appeared first on Latino USA.
- Portrait Of: Immortal Technique
Felipe Coronel, aka Immortal Technique, is a legendary underground hip-hop artist, known for his skills on the mic as well... The post Portrait Of: Immortal Technique appeared first on Latino USA.
- Portrait Of: ‘Taina’ and the Love of Nostalgia TV
In the 90s, tax lawyer Maria Perez-Brown made a career switch from law to entertainment, specifically children’s television. She’s the... The post Portrait Of: ‘Taina’ and the Love of Nostalgia TV appeared first on Latino USA.
Yale Environment 360
- Major Banks Linked to Loss of Paraguayan Forest the Size of New York City
Ten major banks are financing Paraguayan beef producers implicated in the destruction of forest spanning an area the size of New York City, a new report finds.Read more on E360 →
The Appeal
- How Prisons, Jails, and Courts Coerce ‘Consent’ While Violating Visitors
I spent years visiting prisons and courts. At every turn, facilities forced me to comply with invasive searches that left me feeling sexually violated. The post How Prisons, Jails, and Courts Coerce ‘Consent’ While Violating Visitors appeared first on The Appeal.
- Biden Has 40 Days to Save the 40 Federal Death Row Prisoners
Multiple groups have now urged President Biden to spare the people on federal death row before Trump returns to power. The post Biden Has 40 Days to Save the 40 Federal Death Row Prisoners appeared first on The Appeal.
WhoWhatWhy
- Wray Lets Trump Off the Hook, Will Resign as FBI Director Next Year
FBI Director Christopher Wray might think that he is doing the noble thing by resigning his position, but the right move would have been to make Donald Trump fire him. Wray Lets Trump Off the Hook, Will Resign as FBI Director Next Year originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
Inside Climate News
- New York Climate Activists Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign ‘Superfund’ Bill
ALBANY, N.Y.—Climate activists were in the holiday spirit Tuesday as they occupied a festive, mural-clad reception room near Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office. To cheers of “climate change is coming to town,” protestors urged Hochul to close the year by signing what could be the nation’s second climate adaptation bill. The Climate Change Superfund Act, New
- As Efforts on a Global Treaty Stall, Cities and States Are on the Front Lines of the Battle Over Plastic Pollution
Global plastics treaty talks have stalled. And voters last month elected a president and Congress hostile to environmental laws and regulations—and supportive of fossil fuels. For the coming year at least, the robust political fight in the United States over what to do about plastic pollution will likely shift to states and cities, where it’s
Grist
- Extreme heat is forcing farmers to work overnight, an adaptation that comes with a cost
Farmers and fisherfolk across the world are shifting into nighttime work to escape perilous heat.
- How Trump could bring fish farms to the Gulf of Mexico
"If we care about climate change, we shouldn't have them in our oceans."
- The Arctic just hit an unfortunate climate milestone
For thousands of years, the tundra sequestered more carbon than it emitted. Not anymore.
The Conversation
- What’s next for Albertsons after calling off its $25B grocery merger with Kroger: More lawsuits
Turning two big supermarket companies into one even larger one could have harmed consumers and workers, the government said during its successful litigation.
- Assad’s fall in Syria will further weaken Hezbollah and curtails Tehran’s ‘Iranization’ of region
Lebanon – home to thousands of Syrian refugees – has long suffered at the hands of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.
- Blood tests are currently one-size-fits-all − machine learning can pinpoint what’s truly ‘normal’ for each patient
A narrower, more personalized ‘normal range’ could help doctors better diagnose and treat disease in individual patients.
- Trump wants to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign nationals living in the US.
- High rises made out of wood? What matters in whether ‘mass timber’ buildings are sustainable
More architects are using wood construction for large buildings. A resource economist argues any increase in demand for wood will push commercial growers to better manage forests.
The Trace
- Judge Orders Reforms at the NRA
A Manhattan judge has ordered the National Rifle Association to make several governance reforms meant to forestall financial abuses. The NRA will need to revamp its audit committee, for instance, and report to members what leaders have spent on first-class travel each year. The gun group and the Office of New York State Attorney General The post Judge Orders Reforms at the NRA appeared first on The Trace.
- Dozens of Cities Are Paying for Gunshot Detection Tech They May Not Need
In June 2023, the town council in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, voted unanimously to install the gunshot detection service ShotSpotter. The town would get the system up and running in a few square miles of the city using $297,000 in federal COVID relief funding. “Crime is an issue, but it’s not unique to Phillipsburg,” Councilmember Keith The post Dozens of Cities Are Paying for Gunshot Detection Tech They May Not Need appeared first on The Trace.
- The Year in Gun Violence Solutions
Over the past year and a half, this newsletter has spent a lot of time covering gun violence prevention policy in the nation’s capital. There’s been good reason for that. Under the Biden administration, the federal government has consistently tried to move the needle on gun violence — from the work of the White House Office The post The Year in Gun Violence Solutions appeared first on The Trace.
Quanta Magazine
- Mathematicians Uncover a New Way to Count Prime Numbers
To make progress on one of number theory’s most elementary questions, two mathematicians turned to an unlikely source. The post Mathematicians Uncover a New Way to Count Prime Numbers first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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