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While New York City gets much of the media attention, the Democratic Socialists of America chapter in Portland, Oregon, has quietly built a local political powerhouse over the last few years.

China’s leaders now appeal to the vision of a rejuvenated future rather than a revolutionary past. The new social contract between the people and the party state is a pragmatic one: social stability in return for continued economic growth.

In recent decades, the basis of US hegemony has shifted from domestic industrial strength to its ability to enforce the rules that organize global production, finance, and money. Today this imperial role is now increasingly under strain.

A proud symbol of German industry, Volkswagen enjoys far-reaching government support. Yet as it leans on the Chinese market, it’s far from clear that the firm is going to save jobs at its German sites.

Governors skip their own nuclear cheerleading session

Second of two stories about the effort to support Lahaina fire survivors’ health in the long, hard aftermath. Read the first story, about the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study, here. LAHAINA, Hawaiʻi—As Mikey Burke walked into her acupuncture appointment on a Wednesday morning in May, she felt the energy shift, just as she always does.  Noelani […]

First of two stories about the effort to support Lahaina fire survivors’ health in the disaster’s long, hard aftermath. LAHAINA, Hawaiʻi—Early on a Saturday morning in May, Ruben Juarez took the 45-minute flight from Oʻahu to Maui, just like he’d done dozens of times over the past three years.  This one felt different.  Juarez landed […]

The following statement was issued by French trade union federations CFDT, CGT, FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC, UNSA, Solidaires and FSU on 4 November 2026 (the day before a general strike about workers’ rights and social provision in France). For recent solidarity statements from UK unions see here, here and here. November 4, 2026 Solidarity with the … Continue reading Eight French trade union federations speak out in solidarity with Ukraine

The public option sounds like a step toward universal health care, but it’s really a delay tactic. The latest versions would force public plans to mimic private insurers, while the fight over the arcane details buys the industry another decade or two.

Skepticism toward moral absolutes has made the modern mind leery of the very idea of evil. Philosopher Susan Neiman makes the case that explaining wrongdoing is not the same as reckoning with its moral significance.

Comedian Deniz Göktaş spent 88 days in a high-security prison for insulting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He turned his sentence into a punch line, but the chilling consequences of the case extend far beyond one comedian.

Finnish authorities have instructed Google to stop work on two data centers after the firm flouted environmental rules. Ahead of the country’s election, the Left is calling for a wider plan to ensure AI doesn’t cause further devastation.

The warming of Nepal’s mountains is dramatically transforming some of the grandest landscapes on Earth, leading melting glaciers to collapse, thawing permafrost that can slide from steep peaks and crumbling ice dams to release vast lakes. But other impacts are barely the length of a fingernail. As the alpine cold recedes, disease-bearing mosquitoes are taking […]

As global climate negotiators and government officials convene for the annual United Nations climate summit, the scientific organization they rely on to guide their decisions is mired in gridlock and short on funds. Since 1990, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has produced influential global reports in cycles. Its 2013 and 2014 reports provided the […]

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood and Jenni Doering with U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman.  Congressional committees originate legislation and oversight investigations, and under the seniority system—as Democrats take control and their senior members presumably become chairs—many House committees have broad subpoena powers. U.S. […]

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Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma entered the U.S. Senate to fill a vacancy in March with a clear priority: pass permitting reform that he argued was necessary based on his experience leading a major natural gas pipeline company. Now, as he prepares to leave office, that goal is within reach—with big potential benefits for the company […]