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Democracy Now!
- As U.S. Olympians Take on the Trump Administration, Trump Attacks Them While Kash Patel Parties
As the winter Olympics come to a close, a number of athletes have drawn controversy for their political statements. U.S. athletes, in particular, have expressed conflicting feelings about representing the United States during the current political moment. We speak with former athlete Jules Boykoff, who has written extensively on the Olympic games, about how politics intersect with the Games. “The Trump administration has politicized these Olympics from the very beginning,” he says.
- "It's Still a Genocide": Poet Mosab Abu Toha on Reality of "Ceasefire" in Gaza
We speak with Mosab Abu Toha, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Palestinian poet and author from Gaza, who responds to recent developments in the region including the Trump administration’s policy on Palestine, a recent report finding that the genocide’s death toll is much higher than originally reported and more. Responding to Mike Huckabee’s recent comments suggesting Israel has the biblical right to expand throughout the Middle East, Abu Toha says, “As a Palestinian, I don’t belong to anywhere else than Palestine. My grandparents were living in Yaffa in 1948 before they were expelled. They didn’t know about the Bible.” He notes that the situation in Gaza remains dire despite the so-called ceasefire. “It’s still a genocide, […]
- Trump Lashes Out & Attacks Justices After Supreme Court Limits His Power to Impose Tariffs
The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on Friday in a 6-3 vote. The justices ruled that the tariffs — which were imposed by a series of executive orders — exceeded presidential powers under a 1977 law that gives the president authority to regulate commerce only in the case of international emergencies. The ruling takes away a “leverage power tool by Trump,” says Lori Wallach, director of the Rethink Trade program at the American Economic Liberties Project. “He’s furious about it, because a court that’s been otherwise willing to expand his authority endlessly drew a line.” Trump called the ruling a “disgrace” and responded Friday by announcing a new 10% global tariff — which he […]
- Headlines for February 23, 2026
SCOTUS Strikes Down President Trump’s Global Tariffs, U.S. and Iranian Negotiators Set to Meet in Geneva Thursday, U.S. Military Strikes Boat in the Eastern Pacific, Killing 3 People, Mexican Security Forces Kill Drug Lord “El Mencho”, Israeli Strikes Kill At Least 12 People in Lebanon, Family of Palestinian-American Teen Fatally Shot by an Israeli Settler Demand Accountability, Arab and Muslim Nations Condemn U.S. Ambassador to Israel’s Remarks on Israel and the Middle East, Axios: DNC 2024 Election Autopsy Report Concludes Harris Lost in Part to Biden’s Gaza Policy, 17 Palestine Action Activists Granted Conditional Bail, Newsweek: ICE Fatally Shot a U.S. Citizen Nearly a Year Before Killing Renee Good and Alex Pretti, “Bomb […]
- Mohsen Mahdawi, Palestinian Columbia Student Targeted by Trump, Hails Court Ruling Blocking Deportation
An immigration judge has blocked the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University graduate and green card holder who was detained last April at what he thought was a citizenship interview. Mahdawi grew up in a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank and was an outspoken critic of Israel’s genocide in Gaza while attending Columbia. He spent two weeks in ICE custody before a federal judge ordered his release. Mahdawi’s case is part of a broader pattern of the Trump administration targeting international students for expressing solidarity with Palestinians and demanding divestment from the Israeli government. Mahdawi says even though immigration judges are part of the executive branch, the Trump administration […]
Anthropocene
- Which type of chocolate has the lowest climate impact?
A lifecycle analysis compares dark, milk, white, and compound chocolate, and detects the surprising environmental burden of different ingredients.
- Are we jumping the net zero gun with EVs and heat pumps?
The two big electrification tools are not delivering on emissions, researchers say. Countries need to prioritize renewables, grid capacity, and carbon capture.
Aeon
- The six-second hug
From art to religion to sex, instrumentalisation has drained away intrinsic value. But life is about more than material benefits- by Julian BagginiRead on Aeon
Inter Press Service
- Immigrants Are What Made America Great
Trump’s immigration policy is destroying America’s greatness Immigrants are the backbone of America’s greatness— powering its economy, enriching its culture, and advancing its global leadership. Yet under the guise of making America great again, Trump’s exclusionary, racist policies are dismantling that very foundation, stifling innovation and tarnishing the nation’s moral standing. To understand the magnitude
- UN Report Details Grave Abuses Against those Trafficked into Scam Centres
A report published today by the UN Human Rights Office graphically details the lived experiences of some of the hundreds of thousands of people trafficked from dozens of countries around the world into working in entrenched scam operations mostly in Southeast Asia, as well as far beyond. The report documents instances of torture and other
- As Biodiversity Loss Grows, Rome Talks Urge Nations to Step Up Action
Governments meeting in Rome last week acknowledged that global efforts to protect nature are still not moving fast enough, even as biodiversity loss continues to affect ecosystems, livelihoods, and economies worldwide. The warning came as the sixth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-6) under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) concluded after four
Grist
- These data center developers asked Trump for an exemption from pollution rules
Though the companies weren't granted exemptions, their requests illustrate the data center industry's desperate quest for energy.
- To power Utah’s data center boom, companies are turning to fossil fuels
The rush to meet AI's energy needs is sure to rely on natural gas, raising worries about air pollution in the state's urban corridor.
- How a greening Arctic might be kick-starting a dangerous feedback loop
New research finds that Arctic peatlands are expanding as the far north undergoes rapid changes. It's an ominous sign.
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