Israelās robust military, the fourth-strongest in the world, is ravaging Gaza and, along with armed settlers, terrorizing Palestinians in the West Bank following the brutal Hamas massacres of…
Itās an ocean of conflict and ecological decline. Despite its vast size āĀ 1.3 million square milesĀ ā the South China Sea has become…
If you didnāt know better, youād think Lloyd Marbet was a dairy farmer or maybe a retired shop teacher. His beard is…
Itās sure to be a blood-soaked spring in Ukraine. Russiaās winter offensiveĀ fell far shortĀ of Vladimir Putinās objectives, leaving little doubt that the…
In 1946, Albert Einstein shot off a telegram to several hundred American leaders and politicians warning that the āunleashed power of the…
The US, with Biden at the helm, is not anywhere near meeting the modest goals laid out in the Paris Agreement
Itās my friends at work, the support of my union, the wave of support weāve had from the public that gives me hope
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The fight to end fracking, or at least relocate these earthquake-inducing disposal wells away from fault zones, is going to be an uphill battle.
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