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Inter Press Service
- The First Phase of Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Begins
On January 15, 2025, the long-awaited ceasefire proposal between Israel and Hamas was approved, bringing the first bout of relief for the people of ...
- Rethinking Africa’s Debt: Debunking Myths and Identifying Sustainable Solutions
To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2063 aspirations, Africa requires an additional $1.3 – 1.6 trillion in financing. According to a ...
- A World Where Rich Get Richer, Poor Get Poorer — and Billionaires Rise
Perhaps one of the UN’s most ambitious and longstanding projects – the launching of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)– is aimed, among other things, ...
The Guardian
- Vivek Ramaswamy quits ‘Doge’ cost-cutting program leaving Musk in charge
Tech entrepreneur, who may run for governor of Ohio, reportedly clashed with billionaire SpaceX CEOUS politics live – latest updatesDonald Trump’s much-vaunted but ill-defined new “department of government efficiency” (Doge) program lost one of its leaders hours after the new president took office on Monday, as Vivek Ramaswamy bowed out of the government cost-cutting taskforce, leaving Elon Musk in sole charge.Ramaswamy’s exit came as he reportedly plans to run for Ohio governor. Trump chose Ramaswamy to lead Doge, a non-governmental organization, alongside Musk in November. Continue reading...
- Into the ‘golden age’ we go with Donald Trump’s coalition of cronies and creeps | Marina Hyde
He started as he means to go on, knee-deep in chaos. And to all the leaders pledging to work with him: well, good luck with thatFull American democracy is barely 60 years old, yet seems to be in an advanced state of cognitive decline. At his inauguration yesterday, Trump seated the tech bosses, his nerd broligarchy, in front of his supposed cabinet. Needless to say, it was all a hopelessly overstimulating day for Elon Musk, whose double salute on stage later was a pure Dr Strangelove spasm, incredibly even described by the German far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party in a statement as “an awkward gesture”. Listen, if your friends won’t tell you, then who will?As for the staging of the inauguration, which was moved […]
- Trump border czar says raids targeting undocumented immigrants to begin today – live
Immigration agents across US to begin arresting and deporting undocumented immigrants on Tuesday, Tom Homan said late yesterday What executive orders did Trump sign on day one?Donald Trump supporters who attacked the US Capitol four years ago will begin to leave prison on Tuesday, after the newly installed president issued a sweeping pardon that signalled he intends to make aggressive use of his executive power, Reuters reports.The Republican president’s pardon of 1,500 defendants on Monday drew outrage from lawmakers who were endangered in the 6 January, 2021, attack, when thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in an unsuccessful attempt to prevent Congress from certifying his 2020 loss to Joe Biden. Continue reading...
- The second coming of Donald Trump – podcast
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and has vowed to ‘put America first’ in his inauguration ceremony at the US Capitol rotunda.The chief Washington correspondent, David Smith, tells Reged Ahmad what it was like inside Trump’s inauguration ceremony and what the new president’s executive orders reveal about his populist priorities for his second term Continue reading...
- The TikTok ban and online migration
Online communities are nomadic – one digital place will never hold them foreverThe United States of America deleted TikTok late in the evening of 18 January. I was on the train home from The Brutalist. By morning, the app came back! Wow!For fear of China’s propaganda and data collection, the US government took the unprecedented step of barring 170m of its residents from using an app they loved and which provided a livelihood to some.Online communities are nomadic; one digital place will never hold them forever.‘Deeply alarmed’: Washington Post staff request meeting with Jeff Bezos‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: the dark side of family vloggingSpaceX’s Starship test flight ends in failure after spacecraft is destroyedApple […]
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 […]
The Marshall Project
- Why Firing the Prison Guards Involved in Robert Brooks’ Death Is Neither Quick Nor Easy
Our investigation in 2023 exposed how New York’s discipline system failed to hold abusive guards to account.
Fair Observer
- An Educationist’s Take on Early Childhood Development Policy in India: What’s Missing?
Childhood is magical. In a few short years, a microscopic blob of cells, clinging to the walls of the mother’s womb, transforms into a thinking, feeling, understanding, questioning, acting individual. It will become capable of courage, care, compassion, commitment and conviction; curiosity, creativity and connection; meaning-making, self-regulation, problem-solving, imagination, integrity and leadership; joy, sorrow, hope… Continue reading An Educationist’s Take on Early Childhood Development Policy in India: What’s Missing? The post An Educationist’s Take on Early Childhood Development Policy in India: What’s Missing? appeared first on Fair Observer.
- In France, Politics is an Extreme Sport
Few would deny that we are living through a period of political and geopolitical transition. Transitions always bring with them an element of turmoil. Today, power relationships across the globe are shifting, often in surprising ways. We sometimes fail to realize that even the descriptive vocabulary we use to define politics has shifted, adding to… Continue reading In France, Politics is an Extreme Sport The post In France, Politics is an Extreme Sport appeared first on Fair Observer.
- An Open Letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bangladesh
[This piece is an open letter from Hindus Advancing Human Rights (HAHRI). We have decided not to alter the text to which its nearly 70 signatories have agreed. We do, however, believe that it is useful to share this piece with our audience. Thus, what follows is the unedited text as HAHRI Executive Director Rahul… Continue reading An Open Letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bangladesh The post An Open Letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Bangladesh appeared first on Fair Observer.
Aeon
Truthout
- Trump’s Day One Anti-LGBTQ Orders Will Likely Run Into Legal Trouble
Executive orders typically direct federal agencies to begin changing their policies — and can be challenged in court.
- Trump Makes Frightening Far Right Promises in Inauguration Speech
Trump made promises to target LGBTQ people and immigrants, and to enact a number of other right-wing plans.
- Elon Musk’s Government Efficiency Office Hit With Lawsuit on Inauguration Day
Complaints allege that the budget-slashing initiative fails to adhere to regulations for federal advisory committees.
ProPublica
- Five Big Obstacles to Opening Child Care Facilities in Rural Illinois
by Molly Parker, Capitol News Illinois This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Capitol News Illinois. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one […]
- North Carolina Supreme Court Candidate Wants Military Absentee Votes Tossed. Years Earlier, That’s How He Voted.
by Doug Bock Clark ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that […]
- How Segregated Are Your Local Private Schools? We Made a Tool to Help You Find Out.
by Jennifer Berry Hawes ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that […]
Unicorn Riot
- Community Demands Justice for Allison Lussier Amid Ongoing Investigation
Minneapolis, MN — The death of Allison Lussier, a 47-year-old Indigenous woman from Minneapolis, has intensified community frustration with the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) and broader systemic failures. Lussier, who suffered years of domestic violence, died in February 2024 from a subdural hematoma — a… The post Community Demands Justice for Allison Lussier Amid Ongoing Investigation appeared first on UNICORN RIOT.
Sludge
- Trump Rewards Fossil Fuel Donors on Day One
With an executive order, Trump lifted the moratorium on new liquid natural gas exports, a top priority for the executives whom he asked to raise $1 billion for his campaign.
Democracy Now!
- Democracy Now! 2025-01-21 Tuesday
Democracy Now! Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Latino USA
- LA on Fire and in Solidarity
In the past two weeks, the Eaton and Palisades fires became two of the worst natural disasters in California history.... The post LA on Fire and in Solidarity appeared first on Latino USA.
- Indigenous Science With Jessica Hernandez
As a Zapotec and Maya Ch’orti’ environmental scientist, Dr. Jessica Hernandez has never felt entirely comfortable in academia. When she... The post Indigenous Science With Jessica Hernandez appeared first on Latino USA.
- Hombre: Understanding Latino Men ft. Chuck Rocha
Much of the media’s focus after the 2024 presidential election centered on one particular group of voters: Latinos. Actually, more... The post Hombre: Understanding Latino Men ft. Chuck Rocha appeared first on Latino USA.
Yale Environment 360
- As Oceans Warm, Predators Are Falling Out of Sync with Their Prey
In the sea as on land, climate change is driving shifts in the abundance and distribution of species. Scientists are just beginning to focus on why some fish predators and prey — like striped bass and menhaden on the U.S. East Coast — are changing their behavior as waters warm. Read more on E360 →
The Appeal
WhoWhatWhy
- The Circus Is Back in Town: Trump Delivers One Huge Surprise
How can anybody be surprised by anything Donald Trump does at this point? Bookended by indefensible pardons from two presidents, he took a lot of questionable actions on the day of his second inauguration. The Circus Is Back in Town: Trump Delivers One Huge Surprise originally appeared on WhoWhatWhy
Inside Climate News
- Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?
As fires spread with alarming speed through the Pacific Palisades region of Los Angeles Tuesday, Jan. 7, a local TV news crew recorded a mountain lion trailed by two young cubs running through a neighborhood north of the fire. The three lions were about three quarters of a mile from the nearest open space. Another
- The Pope Led Notre Dame Toward Decarbonization. He Hasn’t Influenced the School’s Alabama Coal Investment
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY, Ala.—On issues of climate change, the pope’s influence may stop at the Alabama border. Following an unprecedented, forcefully written call to action on climate change from Pope Francis to Catholics and non-Catholics alike in 2015, institutions like the University of Notre Dame, storied in Catholic history, took heed. Almost immediately, the university made
Grist
- The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action
New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.
- Trump unravels US climate agenda as he promises to ‘drill, baby, drill’
From declaring a “national energy emergency” to exiting the Paris Agreement, here is everything climate-related Trump did on Day 1.
- What happens to kids when their schools are destroyed?
Disasters like the California wildfires are costing kids their education.
The Conversation
- I’m an economist. Here’s why I’m worried the California insurance crisis could trigger
broader financial instability
Central bankers agree that climate change poses a threat to the financial system. An insurance crisis is exactly the kind of problem that could spread.
- How nonprofits pitch in before, during and after disasters strike
Large organizations often partner with local nonprofits that are uniquely positioned to mobilize quickly, leveraging their deep understanding of community needs and established trust with residents.
- Agriculture secretary oversees food production, rural life, and nutrition programs that help millions afford healthy diets
The USDA oversees food production and much more. However, it has little direct power to reduce food prices – a centerpiece of President Trump’s campaign.
- Luce, a cartoon mascot for Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, appeals to a younger generation while embracing time-honored traditions
Luce carries symbols that have been associated with pilgrimage in Europe since the 12th century, particularly with the shrine of St. James in northwestern Spain.
- Electrolyte beverages can help your body stay balanced − but may worsen symptoms if you’re sick
Electrolyte beverages can be a big help for athletes and during flu season – but some may worsen issues such as diarrhea.
The Trace
- What Happened When Trump Sent Scores of Federal Agents to Fight Crime in the Midwest in 2020?
Four-year-old LeGend Taliferro was asleep in the early hours of June 29, 2020, when a bullet tore through his room. It was meant for his mother, Charron Powell, and had been fired by a man who had been accused of assaulting her just days earlier. The shooter, Ryson Ellis, shared a child with Powell. After The post What Happened When Trump Sent Scores of Federal Agents to Fight Crime in the Midwest in 2020? appeared first on The Trace.
- Why Gun Violence Dropped in Philadelphia Last Year — And What Happens Next
Just before 9:30 p.m. on December 30, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jim Harrity was home watching TV when he heard a series of rapid bangs. As a longtime resident of the city’s Kensington neighborhood, which is notorious for street-corner drug dealing and its accompanying violence, he suspected it was gunfire. Harrity looked out the window and The post Why Gun Violence Dropped in Philadelphia Last Year — And What Happens Next appeared first on The Trace.
- The Secret Plan to Strike Down U.S. Gun Laws
For decades, McLean Bible Church has served as the place of worship for many of Washington, D.C.’s Republican elite. The sprawling evangelical megachurch in Vienna, Virginia, boasts a roster of former parishioners that includes everyone from Ken Starr to Mike Pence. Donald Trump once dropped in after a round of golf. McLean Bible is also The post The Secret Plan to Strike Down U.S. Gun Laws appeared first on The Trace.
Quanta Magazine
- Heat Destroys All Order. Except for in This One Special Case.
Heat is supposed to ruin anything it touches. But physicists have shown that an idealized form of magnetism is heatproof. The post Heat Destroys All Order. Except for in This One Special Case. first appeared on Quanta Magazine
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