10+ hour, 47+ min ago  (261+ words) The cost for shunning what Jesus begot "/ Lip service that cracks our melting pot. First gilded inmates seize the asylum, Then bulldoze "merica to a slum; The jolting politics of slash and burn, That spits out spite, making stomachs churn....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (342+ words) Antiwar veterans are leveraging their unique credibility to oppose the war in Iran, stop ICE and support active duty resisters. One hundred fifty people holding tulips stand in formation on the marble floor of the Cannon House Office Building, until…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (523+ words) Researchers credit stronger enforcement and environmental protections in Brazil while warning that fires, illegal logging, and political threats continue to endanger the rainforest. "In general, when you see not only a pattern, but a trend in reducing deforestation, it means…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1171+ words) As distant as it may seem, I am only two generations removed from the 1948 Catastrophe of Palestine, where over 750, 000 Palestinians were displaced from their land, and thousands were massacred. As a Palestinian born in the 21st century, I am the generational…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (799+ words) Lawmakers are demanding the Pentagon explain the legal basis for joint US-Ecuador operations after reports alleged civilian sites were bombed and detainees were tortured. A group of 20 progressive House Democrats is demanding answers from the Pentagon over allegations that joint…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (321+ words) A new study shows how erythritol, a zero-calorie sugar alternative, directly damages human cells that comprise the blood-brain barrier. A widely consumed sugar substitute may be affecting the brain's primary security system. New evidence from researchers at the University of…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (961+ words) The War Against Iran, Up Close and Personal (and All Too Far Away). Guns or butter. Butter or guns. Can we have both? If not, which should come first? Consider it one of those chicken-and-egg conundrums of modern society. "Guns…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1041+ words) The CBS Sunday Morning program, "Next: Cuba?" which aired on April 26, presented a discussion of the recent intensification of sanctions on and threats against Cuba. I am disappointed that this program, and several other shorter recent segments on CBS News,…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (995+ words) Federal officials cite fraud concerns while California leaders warn millions could lose access to critical healthcare and in-home support services. California officials are accusing the Trump administration of using healthcare fraud investigations to politically target Democratic-led states after Vice President…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago  (234+ words) The Hormuz Choke Point and the Twilight of Petroleum. After British troops had beaten German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's tank forces at the Second Battle of El Alamein in Egypt on November 4, 1942, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared, "This is…...