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Democracy Now!
- Democracy Now! 2025-11-14 Friday
Headlines for November 14, 2025; “Gunboat Diplomacy”: U.S. War in Latin America Feared as Hegseth Launches “Operation Southern Spear”; “You Have Arrived in Hell”: Venezuelans Sent By U.S. to El Salvador Faced Torture, Sexual Abuse; “The Trillion Dollar War Machine”: William Hartung on How U.S. Military Spending Fuels Wars; How Mamdani Won: Field Director Tascha Van Auken on Grassroots Organizing Behind Historic Victory
Ensia
- Journalists, meet climate change
The headlines scream about war, crime, political strife, economic woes. But underlying it all — and more and more often bubbling to the top — is what future historians will likely look back and call the story of this century: Climate change. Recognizing the importance of this pervasive phenomenon, Covering Climate Now, Columbia Journalism Review, the Solutions Journalism Network, The Guardian […]
Aeon
- Mask on/mask off
People with ADHD and autism have to mask their instincts if they want to be included. But the strain exacts a very high price- by Gilly KahnRead on Aeon
Quanta Magazine
- Mixing Is the Heartbeat of Deep Lakes. At Crater Lake, It’s Slowing Down.
The physics of mixing water layers — an interplay of wind, climate and more — makes lakes work. When it stops, impacts can ripple across an ecosystem. The post Mixing Is the Heartbeat of Deep Lakes. At Crater Lake, It’s Slowing Down. first appeared on Quanta Magazine
Sludge
- Alcohol Industry Groups Push to Ban THC Drinks in Government Funding Bill
A ban on hemp-derived products with THC was added to the bill reopening the government, pitting Sen. Mitch McConnell against fellow Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, a hemp industry supporter.
WhoWhatWhy
- Tech Triumphs: AI Music Tops Billboard and Spotify Charts
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Grist
- What will it take to rebuild Jamaica’s food system after Hurricane Melissa?
For farmers in the nation’s breadbasket, surviving this storm is no guarantee against the next one.
- Business With a Backbone
Patagonia’s new report highlights how the company acts as a connector, working with local communities and governments to build a global community to protect wild places.
- Trump sets sights on Pacific seafloor near the Marianas Trench
Efforts to expand deep-sea mining are alarming scientists and Indigenous leaders, who worry mining risks fisheries and food security.
The Conversation
- How the Plymouth Pilgrims took over Thanksgiving – and who history left behind
In some ways, Thanksgiving is a tradition that unites Americans. But the classic image of the Pilgrims obscures important parts of the country’s story.
- Space debris struck a Chinese spacecraft – how the incident could be a wake-up call for international collaboration
China has created more space debris than any other country. But as its space program grows, it has more to lose from a collision than ever before.
- Black and Latino homeowners in Philly face discrimination when appraisers assess their properties
An unbiased appraisal is key to ensuring that homebuyers and those seeking to refinance a mortgage can do so under fair and equal conditions.
- What’s a ‘black box’ warning? A pharmacologist explains how these labels protect patients
The drug information sheets that the FDA requires companies to produce are living documents that get updated with new information.
- Global companies are still committing to protect the climate – and they’re investing big money in clean tech
While Trump scraps US climate policies, companies still face pressure from states, other countries and their customers. That pressure trickles down supply chains.
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