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- Amid Severe Water Crisis & Drought, Puerto Rico Marks 10 Years of "La Junta" Oversight
Juan Carlos Dávila reports from Puerto Rico as the island grapples with a severe water crisis. A record-breaking drought has led to severe shortages and a system of water rationing that residents say could have been prevented by better infrastructure maintenance. Climate scientists have warned for years that changing weather conditions in the Caribbean are likely to exacerbate existing infrastructure failings, but rather than address the root cause of the water shortage, explains Dávila, a pattern of government inaction and failed public services is used to justify increasing privatization. Puerto Rico’s water woes come 10 years after the United States passed the bankruptcy law PROMESA to restructure the U.S. territory’s debt, […]
- U.S. Deports Thousands to Countries They Don't Know Under Secretive "Third Country" Deal
As part of its mass deportation campaign, the Trump administration is secretly deporting immigrants to countries that they have no ties to. CNN correspondent Isobel Yeung recently traveled to the Central African Republic, which in recent months has accepted dozens of immigrants who had previously been granted deportation protections because they risk facing torture in their home countries. Despite the fact that the State Department warns U.S. citizens not to travel to the Central African Republic “under any circumstances,” the Department of Homeland Security has now deported dozens of immigrants from countries including Afghanistan, Cuba, Russia and Iran to a legal limbo in a country wracked by civil war between Muslim and Christian […]
- The Biggest Oil Deal or Theft at Gunpoint? U.S. Claims Majority Control of Venezuela's Oil Reserves
The U.S. has struck a deal to take majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves, nine months after the U.S. military abducted President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in a raid on Caracas and two months after The New York Times revealed that U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has become the de facto viceroy of Venezuela, effectively controlling Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. The new oil deal gives the Department of Defense a 35% stake in a joint U.S.-Venezuelan private company that now holds 100-year leases to 17 oil fields. It also gives the U.S. the right to buy some of the oil produced at cost — a major triumph for the Trump […]
- Headlines for September 1, 2026
Trump Reportedly Weighing More Strikes Against Iran, WaPo: Conservative Veterans Given Secret Pentagon Jobs, Army Civilian Chief Daniel Driscoll Resigns After Clashing with Hegseth, Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Four People, Including Three Children, in Gaza, School Principal in Nepal Evacuates 900 Students to Safety from Floods, Second Person Confirmed Dead After Flash Floods Sweep Grand Canyon National Park, Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Trump’s Ballroom, Third Eyewitness in Fatal Shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Released from ICE Jail, U.S. Citizen Deported to Mexico Granted Permission to Return to the U.S., Federal Judge Extends Order Temporarily Pausing Border Wall Construction at Big Bend National Park, EEOC Finds Cisco […]
- Jane Fonda Exclusive: Dolly Parton, a Feminist, Wrote the Anthem for Working Women with "9 to 5"
Tributes continue to pour in for Dolly Parton after the iconic country singer, actor and philanthropist’s death on August 25 at age 80. Her former co-star Jane Fonda tells Democracy Now! how they made the classic workplace comedy 9 to 5, for which Parton wrote the accompanying hit song. “She could see through people to their essence,” Fonda says of Parton. “She loved everyone.”
Anthropocene
- Solar panels could cool down farms—and farmworkers
A new model of agrivoltaic farms shows shading crops with solar panels doesn't just protect tomatoes from a warming climate. It makes outdoor labor safer, too.
- To sort or not to sort your recyclables—which is the better climate bet?
Europe bet on sorting discipline, America bet on convenience, and the climate math is still being settled.
The Guardian
- ‘Dangerous power grab’: top Democrats decry USPS system that could thwart mail-in voting – live
A Democratic senator disclosed a whistleblower statement, which warned of potential chaos as the USPS is set to launch a computer system that could derail mail-in votingSign up for the US Breaking News emailDemocratic senator Chuck Schumer is introducing a bill that would reverse Donald Trump’s most recent tariffs, among them the new 50% duty on Canadian goods, MS Now reported.While the Senate minority leader’s proposed legislation has virtually no chance of becoming law, Schumer hopes that his proposal shows that Democrats are actively fighting the affordability crisis. Schumer first shared his proposed legislation with MS Now. Continue reading...
- House passes funding bill to avoid shutdown before midterms
Continuing resolution to approve government spending until 11 December passes 370-48 and will now go to Trump The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved legislation to prevent a government shutdown through the midterms, as both parties opted to defuse a volatile dispute ahead of the November elections that will decide the balance of power in Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.A continuing resolution (CR) authorizing government spending until 11 December passed the House by a 370-48 vote, with only 19 Republicans and 29 Democrats in opposition. Had it not passed, lawmakers would have had until the end of September to approve new funding or face a government shutdown. Continue reading...
- The Guardian view on the global bond shock: Andy Burnham should take note | Editorial
Japan’s collision with Donald Trump reveals the dilemma facing Britain: economic independence is becoming more necessary – and more tricky to achieve“In the midst of every crisis lies great opportunity” is an aphorism attributed to Albert Einstein. It seems to be taken to heart by this White House. A global bond sell-off sparked by an inflationary shock emanating from the Gulf sees Donald Trump seeking to restrict plans by Japan – a longtime ally – to reduce dependence on an international system America dominates.Japan, a successful exporter, has long done things its own way. For years Tokyo saw off the bond vigilantes despite running enormous deficits and a huge national debt. It demonstrated how a central bank could fund […]
- US launches new airstrikes on Iranian targets as hostilities flare
Move from Washington quashes hopes that exchange of fire last weekend might not presage wider renewal of hostilitiesMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesThe US launched new airstrikes on Iranian targets on Tuesday, quashing hopes that an exchange of fire last weekend might not presage a wider renewal of hostilities.Oil prices had already risen after that first exchange of direct attacks since July and after reports of two tankers being hit leaving the strait of Hormuz, the global oil supply waterway that Iran has effectively closed to shipping. Continue reading...
- US lawmakers demand investigation into Trump administration’s secret surveillance of Americans
Exclusive: Two congressmembers respond to revelations of government snooping on journalists, non-profits and unionsTwo congressional Democrats asked a government watchdog on Tuesday to investigate the Trump administration’s use of an obscure law to secretly collect records on journalists, non-profits and unions without judicial oversight.The request from the Oregon senator Ron Wyden and the representative Pramila Jayapal of Washington seen by the Guardian comes amid mounting scrutiny over the way the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently used its power to issue administrative summonses related to customs matters to make extraordinary unilateral demands for information. They sent their request to the government accountability […]
Aeon
- More nothing now
We are most human when we play freely, imaginatively, pointlessly. Gamification risks atrophying that most precious capacity- by Justin NeumanRead on Aeon
The Conversation
- White House ballroom cleared for now, but question remains: Can president legally use donations to build it?
Uncle Sam may receive charitable gifts, but that doesn’t give presidents free rein on how to spend those funds.
- How students at Colorado State helped teach their community to stop talking past each other and manage complex problems
Research shows that humans are susceptible to simple stories and biased toward arguments that fit their current perspectives. Here’s how to confront those tendencies.
- Data center projects in Pennsylvania face stronger local scrutiny after Shapiro’s executive order
The Environmental Rights Amendment of the PA Constitution guarantees the right to clean air, pure water and to the preservation of the aesthetic values of the environment.
- The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster
A ‘green’ building has to last for its intentionally small carbon footprint to pay off. That includes surviving flood, storm or wildfire damage.
- What is public interest technology? An expert on data and policy explains how it helps people in need
Public interest technology ensures that public policies are implemented in ways that change people’s lives.
Inter Press Service
- Population Age Structures of Countries
The age structures of populations vary considerably across countries. Some countries have relatively young populations, with large proportions consisting of children and adolescents. Other ...
- ‘I am one who dies for life, not one who lives for death’ – Kurdish Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi
In 2024, Kurdish social worker Pakhshan Azizi was sentenced to death. She remains incarcerated in Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran. This is her story … ...
- Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal Kill Hundreds and Leave Over 4,200 Missing
On the morning of August 26, an unprecedented series of flash floods struck Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China, causing immense destruction, ...
Sludge
- Trump Convenes White House Crypto Meeting With His Own Business Partners
Many of the companies at today’s White House meeting are in business with the president's or his son's crypto ventures, and have donated millions to Trump’s political committees.
Grist
- When plastic companies write the lesson plans
The plastics industry is offering schools curricula that cast plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs. Critics say it’s propaganda.
- When ocean temperatures increase, so does child malnutrition on land
Researchers are just discovering this troubling consequence of climate change, but they still don't know why it happens.
- Manhattan’s flood walls are almost done. What will Mamdani do next?
The new mayor wants to invest in coastal resilience, but he will have to decide which areas of the city to protect.
Truthout
- Big Oil Is Spending Record Amounts to Stop California From Regulating It
The industry poured over $17 million into fighting climate and worker-safety legislation in the first half of 2026.
- Calling Israeli Settlers “Terrorists” Helps Cover Up Their State Backing
The label of “terrorism” is a political tool whose meaning has been shaped by those with the power to wield it.
- Ex-Biden Official Slams Colleagues’ Moves to Disavow Their Role in Gaza Genocide
Hala Rharrit, who resigned over Gaza, called her State Department colleagues' empty statements of regret “despicable.”
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