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Aeon
- The city that wasted nothing
Edo, modern Tokyo, transformed from a city near ecological collapse to a thriving epicentre by creating a circular economy- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon
The Conversation
- Psychological toll of betrayal trauma may help explain why women kept silent for decades after alleged abuse by civil rights icon Cesar Chavez
A researcher answers the question many asked when they heard charges of abuse and rape against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez: Why didn’t the women speak earlier about the events from decades ago?
- Over 400 million barrels will be added to the oil market soon – what are strategic reserves and what can they do?
Nations’ stores of petroleum can dampen price shocks in the short term, but as reserve supplies dwindle, economic pain may continue.
- For the nearly 1 in 4 US adults with chronic pain, employers’ expectations of a healthy body can lead to shame
Having to deal with chronic pain at work is all too familiar for Americans in many occupations.
- Can you survive inside a tornado? This scientist did by accident – he’s lucky to be alive
When you’re inside a vortex, your body experiences things the news cameras can’t capture.
- Immigrant kids can attend school regardless of citizenship – some states are challenging this standard
The Heritage Foundation released a policy document in February 2026 that spells out how states can try to challenge a 1982 Supreme Court ruling that enshrined immigrant students’ right to attend school.
Sludge
- DOGE Operative Behind Nuclear Safety Rollbacks Sat on Industry-Backed VC Board
A key architect of Trump’s nuclear safety rollbacks simultaneously served on the board of a venture firm backed by nuclear industry investors.
Grist
- This $400B Biden climate program is surviving the Trump administration
Trump’s Energy Secretary says he’s canceled billions of dollars in clean energy loans. The Biden official who made those loans says the number is “fake.”
- Can replacing Illinois’ toxic lead pipes lead to a workforce boon?
Illinois has nearly 1.5 million lead service lines. A new report estimates replacing the unsafe plumbing could generate 90,000 jobs.
- California bets on an obscure tool to replace clean air authority Trump revoked
The rules would hold pollution magnets like warehouses, ports and railyards accountable for the trucks and ships they attract.
Labor Notes
- In 57 Languages, Meatpackers Strike for the First Time in 40 Years
In less than a quarter-mile stretch of sidewalk, chatter in 57 languages overlaps with the sound of dancehall, bachata, Thai pop, Haitian kompa, and Micronesian hip-hop. At sunset, dozens gather for iftar, breaking their Ramadan fast; the music, pulsing from boomboxes and cell phones held up to megaphones, swells into one shared hum. In this sliver of land across from the sprawling JBS beef processing plant—among the largest in the country—workers from around the world have united in the largest U.S. meatpacking strike in 40 years.
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