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- Meet Will Lawrence: Sunrise Movement Co-Founder Elected to Congress on Anti-Data Center Platform
Progressive candidate Will Lawrence of Michigan has defeated Republican incumbent Tom Barrett, flipping the state’s 7th Congressional District, a closely watched swing district that includes Lansing. Lawrence, the co-founder of the youth-led climate organization Sunrise Movement, refused corporate PAC money, instead building a people-powered grassroots mobilization campaign. He focused on lowering the costs of housing and healthcare, opposing the war on Iran, and challenging the power of Big Tech. “I’m fighting for a federal moratorium on new data center development, along with a pause on advanced AI development,” says Lawrence. “These developers come into small towns, and they say, ’We’re going to suck up a bunch of water. […]
- "We Have to Be Brave": Palestinian Journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh Speaks Out After Israeli Detention
The prominent journalist Abed Abu Shehadeh, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, has been released from Israeli custody after five days in detention. He was arrested on Wednesday by armed police and Shin Bet agents who conducted a nighttime raid on his home in the Israeli city of Jaffa. Abu Shehadeh’s detention was related to his reporting on the October 27 Israeli election and the role of Palestinian political parties. Ahead of the election, he interviewed Azmi Bishara, a Palestinian intellectual and former member of the Israeli Knesset who has lived in exile in Qatar since fleeing Israel amid allegations that he aided Hezbollah during the 2006 Lebanon war. Israeli authorities detained Abu Shehadeh on suspicion of “contacting a foreign […]
- Pentagon Whistleblower Wes Bryant: Impeach Hegseth. He's a "Clear & Present Danger" to Democracy
The House of Representatives is moving toward a vote this week on whether to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Outgoing Republican Congressmember Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Monday. They include violating the 1973 War Powers Resolution by continuing to attack Iran after Congress ordered the Trump administration to stop, illegally waging war against Yemen, ignoring laws designed to reduce civilian casualties, overseeing “extrajudicial killings” by bombing the boats of alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific, abducting President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela without congressional authorization, and suppressing the free speech rights of Democratic […]
- Headlines for November 10, 2026
GOP Rep. Thomas Massie Introduces Articles of Impeachment Against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Pentagon Retreats from Second U.K. Base Due to Alleged Threat from Iran, Trump Raises New Election Conspiracy Theory After Democrats Sweep Midterms, Schumer Faces Pressure to Step Aside as Chris Van Hollen Hints at Run for Senate Majority Leader, Senate Advances Bill to Speed Construction of Fossil Fuel Projects and Data Centers, 5 Arrested at Anthropic’s NYC Offices as Protesters Demand Halt to IPO Plans, African National Congress Suffers Its Worst Election Result Since South Africa Ended Apartheid, Dozens Drown in Capsized Boats While Attempting to Reach European Soil, U.S. Cancels Deportation Flight of Iranians at Last Minute , ICE […]
- "A Crackdown on All Independent Voices": Egypt Shutters News Outlets, Prosecutes Editor Lina Attalah
Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Egypt’s leading independent news outlet Mada Masr, faces a criminal trial this week on charges of “spreading false information,” just two weeks after being convicted of operating an unlicensed website and fined more than $50,000. A judge also ordered the publication to be shut down. The cases are part of a broader crackdown on independent Egyptian media under the government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, including the arrest of the entire newsroom of another outlet, Matsadaash. More than 100 organizations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the Committee to Protect Journalists, have condemned the arrests and prosecutions and called on Egyptian authorities to drop the charges. […]
Anthropocene
- Solar above, fish below: Double-decker farms could rival US power use
Floating solar panels over the world’s fish and shrimp ponds could generate 4,100 terawatt-hours of electricity, avoiding up to 2.5 billion tons of emissions.
- Sewage bacteria generate electricity while destroying antibiotics
Call it a sewage trifecta: a new microbial fuel cell makes power, breaks down hard-to-remove antibiotics, and produces the household chemical hydrogen peroxide.
The Guardian
- House Republicans urge DoJ to further investigate ‘key witnesses’ in Epstein case
Republicans on House panel criticize US government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine MaxwellRepublicans on the House oversight committee released a report on Tuesday criticizing the federal government’s handling of the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, and called on the Department of Justice to interview “key witnesses, investigate Epstein associates accused of criminal activity, and ensure survivors have access to their records”.“The federal government has failed the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell’s horrific crimes for decades,” James Comer, the Republican congressman who chairs the committee, said in a statement. Continue reading...
- Pete Hegseth defiant in wake of Republican’s impeachment effort as House prepares for key vote – US politics live
Trump’s defense secretary calls impeachment effort ‘a political spectacle’ as he faces scrutiny; House has until Wednesday to take up articles of impeachmentHere’s what to know about impeachment in the USSign up for the US Breaking News emailDuring his press conference, Hegseth was resolute that the articles of impeachment are baseless, and that all attacks were carried out legally.“As for the articles themselves, Iran, the cartels, Maduro, Yemen, everyone was a lawful operation ordered by the commander-in-chief, then ordered by myself, notified to Congress and executed by American warriors who did their jobs,” he said. “We destroyed terror regimes’ capabilities. We sank the boats carrying poison into our communities. We […]
- Compassion is the antidote to the politics of cruelty | Letters
Readers respond to an article by John Harris in which he argues that around the world virtues such as kindness and compassion are gathering dustJohn Harris’s powerful article exposes the growing assault on empathy in politics (From the US midterms to the hard right in Britain, empathy has become a dirty word in politics, 3 November). But why has empathy become such a threatening quality? Perhaps because extinguishing it completes the work of aggressive neoliberalism by severing the last thread of the social contract: our sense of responsibility for one another. If we can persuade ourselves that people are to blame for their own suffering, and that helping them merely enables dependency, we can abandon them without guilt.We founded […]
- What to know about impeachment amid effort to oust US defense secretary Pete Hegseth
Hegseth is facing a Republican-led impeachment effort accusing him of violating federal law and the constitutionPete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, is facing an impeachment effort in the US House of Representatives after a Republican lawmaker introduced articles of impeachment against him this week, accusing him of violating federal law and the constitution.Thomas Massie, the outgoing Republican representative of Kentucky, introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Monday, concerning the US war on Iran, and other military actions. Continue reading...
- Haitian boy, 8, detained by ICE is now unaccounted for, lawmaker says
Juan Vargas, a congressman, says he’s working to reunite the third-grader with loved onesRelatives of an eight-year-old Haitian boy who was taken into custody by federal immigration authorities in California are unable to locate the child, according to a Democratic lawmaker who described the case as “despicable”.Video obtained by NBC News shows the boy being led away by three armed officials after he was summoned to what his family said was a routine immigration appointment in San Diego on 4 November. Continue reading...
Aeon
- The wholehearted life
Roshi Joan Halifax is an original, generous, gritty and profound Buddhist teacher. How does she look back on her life?- by Ben DaitzRead on Aeon
The Conversation
- US national debt keeps rising after years of tax cuts – and this will make policymaking all the more difficult
National debt now equals the size of the US economy.
- When a Walmart closes, what happens to nearby stores?
A big retailer can be both a fierce competitor and a traffic-generating anchor for nearby businesses.
- COP31: Governments are failing to rein in emissions from their own power plants
A new study compared power plants’ carbon emissions and found government-owned plants’ emissions were much higher and less responsive to climate policies.
- Economic coercion once ousted Iran’s leader – but that was the 1950s; don’t expect a repeat today
A two-year blockade imposed on Iran by Britain gave way to a coup and leadership change. But seven decades later, circumstances are very different.
- RFK Jr. loosens access to unapproved peptides: A health law scholar explains what consumers need to know
Compounding pharmacies will now be able to sell 6 popular peptides, despite the fact they have not been proved safe and effective.
Inter Press Service
- 1.5 Billion Women and Girls Live in Climate Hotspots, as UN Women Urges Stronger Action at COP31
As world leaders gather in Antalya for the 31st UN Climate Conference, new UN Women data warns that 1.5 billion women and girls already live in climate hotspots, while climate change could push 141 million more into extreme poverty by 2050.
- COP31: African Development Bank to Co-Lead Global Electrification Finance Initiative
Africa’s transition to clean energy received a potential boost at COP31 with the announcement of a new international financing coalition, co-chaired by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank from 2027. The Electrify Now Finance Coalition will bring together governments, development banks and private investors to mobilise funding for electrification in emerging and developing
- Without Action, Climate Change Could Push Women Further Behind by 2050, CGIAR Warns
Fetching water was once a back-breaking daily reality – one that Nomuhle SibandaMpofu will never forget. Mpofu, from Inyathi village in Bubi District in Matabeleland North Province, is a horticulture farmer and livestock farmer. Water is everything to her livelihood. She has had to overcome the challenge of travelling many kilometres to fetch water for
Sludge
- The Money Behind Hakeem Jeffries
Executives at Anduril and Palantir, crypto industry advocates, and investors giving through AIPAC helped fund the Democratic leader preparing to become speaker.
Grist
- The Cybertruck era is over, but America’s electric truck experiment isn’t
Despite recent flops, experts hope the next round of electric pickups will be cheaper — and less polarizing.
- 2 years after Mexico relocated their climate-ravaged community, residents struggle to adapt
Lessons learned from a rushed resettlement in Mexico underscore what governments owe to climate-displaced communities — not only after homes wash away, but also long before.
- A monstrous El Niño has arrived. Here’s what it means for where you live.
From torrential rain to overwhelming tides, this year’s growing El Niño could make for a warmer, wetter, and weirder winter.
Truthout
- Trump Admin Giving $1M to Group Studying Crime Against White South Africans
The new award comes after the administration cut human rights funding to nations in crisis.
- Mississippi Ballot Monitors Say They’re Being Shut Out of Vote Counting
Volunteers say they are navigating confusion and obstacles while trying to ensure a transparent counting process.
- Flooding in Gaza Destroys 70,000 Tents as Israel Continues to Block Aid
The Palestinian Health Minister warned of “a catastrophic deterioration in health and environmental conditions" in Gaza.
Labor Notes
- Book Review: A Model for U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Solidarity
Labor law reform in Mexico has opened up a major opportunity for workers fighting for genuine, independent unions. What can U.S. unions do to support our brothers and sisters there? And how can we build cross-border campaigns to confront our common employers? Unions asking these questions will find valuable ideas in the e-book International Solidarity in Action: The Relationship Between the United Electrical Workers (UE) and Frente Auténtico del Trabajo (FAT), available for free download here.
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