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- Who’s Delusional About Screen-Based Learning? — Part 2
My continuing conversation with Kimi about the state of education in the digital age was sparked by the startling results of a serious Finnish study that compared the performance of students who had worked with digital devices and spent time on screens with others who had no access to edtech. It turned out that, contrary… Continue reading Who’s Delusional About Screen-Based Learning? — Part 2 The post Who’s Delusional About Screen-Based Learning? — Part 2 appeared first on Fair Observer.
- Going, Going, Gone! The President of Decline May Take the Planet Down with Him
Iran, Iraq, Irate. What a world! It couldn’t be much stranger, could it? And by the way, what is it about the Middle East? Since the Gulf War of 1990–1991, it’s just never really ended, has it? Who cares that the region is halfway around the world from Washington, DC? Yes, the US fought Iraq… Continue reading Going, Going, Gone! The President of Decline May Take the Planet Down with Him The post Going, Going, Gone! The President of Decline May Take the Planet Down with Him appeared first on Fair Observer.
- The Political Archeology of Viktor Orbán’s Legacy
Hungary’s 2026 election was a political earthquake. To measure the Richter equivalent size and strength, one needs to conduct an archeological dig around the regime former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán constructed between 2010 and 2026. After the fall of communism in 1989 and before Orbán consolidated power in 2010, Hungarians established a stable, parliamentary… Continue reading The Political Archeology of Viktor Orbán’s Legacy The post The Political Archeology of Viktor Orbán’s Legacy appeared first on Fair Observer.
Anthropocene
- Urban heat’s overlooked fix: Greening the land upwind of cities
A study published in Nature Cities suggests that forests placed strategically outside urban cores can lower temperatures across much of a city.
- Recycling food waste has a huge climate upside and a surprising downside.
A study of American composting and biogas schemes finds a climate win is shadowed by a microplastics problem. The clue is what food is wrapped in.
Black Agenda Report
- Black Agenda Radio August 21, 2026
In this week’s segment, we discuss U.S. control over Venezuela and its resources, and the Venezuelan people's response to their loss of sovereignty. But we begin with a report on the police killing of a one-year-old child in Mississippi and the policing of Black people throughout the country.
- One Year Old Kohen Wiley Killed Under Color of Law in Mississippi
Our guest is attorney Jaribu Hill, executive director of the Mississippi Workers Center for Human Rights. She reports on the police killing of 1-year old Kohen Wiley in Senatobia, Mississippi and on policing against Black people throughout the United States.
- Venezuela Under U.S. Attack
On January 3, 2026, the U.S. conducted a military attack against Venezuela and kidnapped president Nicolas Maduro and his wife, First Combatant Cilia Flores. Since that time interim president Delcy Rodriguez, said to be under a secret indictment, has acquiesced to demands such as turning Alex Saab […]
The Guardian
The Marshall Project
- Bodies of Evidence
Lyrics, medical records and menopause — News Inside Issue 23 looks at what gets used against us, and what gets ignored.
Aeon
Unicorn Riot
The Conversation
Inter Press Service
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.
Yale Environment 360
- Bomb Fishing Is Wreaking Havoc on Indonesia's Coral Reefs
Fishers operating off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia, are detonating more than 8,000 underwater explosives each year, researchers estimate. The practice is turning picturesque coral reefs to “rubble.”Read more on E360 →
Inside Climate News
Amnesty International
Grist
Truthout
- Trump Sanctioned ICC Officials to Shield Israeli Leaders. Rights Groups Sued.
Supporters of Trump-sanctioned individuals or entities face maximums of $1 million in fines and 20 years imprisonment.
- Bessent Unveils Iran Sanctions Regime He Admits Could “Blow Up” Global Economy
The treasury secretary pledged to “sever every economic lifeline” to Iran and its 92 million residents.
- WaPo Ordered to Rehire Karen Attiah, Who Was Fired for Charlie Kirk Comments
The independent arbitrator also ordered The Washington Post to provide Attiah with full back pay and benefits.
Labor Notes
The World – PRI
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