THE BIGGEST ONGOING DISASTER I...

Apr 23, 2016 by

[Translate] Scout Finch  DAILY KOS Blog Stream Groups  By Jen Hayden Incredible video of a sinkhole, located south of Baton Rouge,...

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The Deviant Campaign Style of ...

Apr 23, 2016 by

[Translate] Donald Trump’s campaign tactics are being studied by a host of academic entities. By Marlena Fitzpatrick García /...

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WHAT SHOULD LEFT-WING FOREIGN ...

Apr 22, 2016 by

WHAT SHOULD LEFT-WING FOREIGN POLICY LOOK LIKE?

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   Bernie Sanders. (Key Studio / CC-BY-2.0) Remember the Bush years, when it was safe, as the editors of n+1 say...

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U.S.-CANADA PACT ERASES ARCTIC...

Apr 22, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Valerie Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG   The Trans-Alaska pipeline runs 800 miles from the Arctic...

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THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL AB...

Apr 22, 2016 by

THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Behavior A reader recently sent us this letter and we think it pretty special: Thanks...

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THIS EARTH DAY, LISTEN UP: MOT...

Apr 22, 2016 by

THIS EARTH DAY, LISTEN UP: MOTHER EARTH IS CALLING US BACK

[Translate] Environment Those of us who succumbed to the false promises of Western consumerism at great cost to the planet and to...

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TRAMPLING SCIENCE TO BOOST NUC...

Apr 22, 2016 by

[Translate] By Jim Naureckas   FAIR When the Washington Post and New York Times are making the same corporate-friendly point, it’s...

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INDONESIAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES...

Apr 22, 2016 by

INDONESIAN PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES PLAN TO HALT PALM OIL INDUSTRY EXPANSION

[Translate] Many have criticized Indonesia‘s largely unsustainable palm oil industry for several reasons, including deforestation....

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MASSIVE SOLAR-POWERED GARDEN T...

Apr 22, 2016 by

MASSIVE SOLAR-POWERED GARDEN TOWERS TO SPRING UP IN TOKYO

[Translate]   by Lucy Wang  INHABITAT View Slideshow Tokyo’s urban jungle is about to become a whole lot greener. Dutch firm...

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RETHINKING ARCHITECTURE, FROM ...

Apr 22, 2016 by

RETHINKING ARCHITECTURE, FROM A ROBOT’S PERSPECTIVE

[Translate] Perspective METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Architect Michael Silver believes robots will soon help laborers build the architecture...

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U.S. CAN MEET PARIS CLIMATE GO...

Apr 22, 2016 by

U.S. CAN MEET PARIS CLIMATE GOALS (WITH OR WITHOUT THE SUPREME COURT)

[Translate] People power. Photographer: FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images     Michael R. Bloomberg As world leaders gather in...

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WHAT GOP NEW YORKERS JUST VOTE...

Apr 22, 2016 by

WHAT GOP NEW YORKERS JUST VOTED FOR: TORTURE, SYRIA INTERVENTION AND THE MURDER OF INNOCENTS

[Translate] War & Peace Republican New Yorkers signed up for Trump’s plans of repealing the First and Eighth Amendments...

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BILL MOYERS: CAMPAIGN FINANCE ...

Apr 22, 2016 by

BILL MOYERS: CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM — IT’S NOT JUST LIBERALS ANYMORE

[Translate] BILL MOYERS & COMPANY Democracy & Government   Bill sits down with former Bush administration lawyer Richard...

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Watch: Trump Supporters Threat...

Apr 22, 2016 by

Watch: Trump Supporters Threaten Potential Armed Insurrection at Contested GOP Convention

[Translate] Election 2016 Trump says there will be riots if he is denied the nomination, a warning his supporters echo in this video....

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WE WISH ALL SUBURBAN DEVELOPME...

Apr 21, 2016 by

WE WISH ALL SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENTS LOOKED LIKE THIS

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture We’ve long extolled the virtues of high density, urban living. By keeping...

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OBAMA IN SAUDI ARABIA, EXPORTE...

Apr 21, 2016 by

OBAMA IN SAUDI ARABIA, EXPORTER OF OIL AND BIGOTRY

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof  NYTIMES Photo Saudi Shiite women at a protest in January after the execution of a prominent Shiite...

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WE NEED A NEW AGE OF ENLIGHTEN...

Apr 21, 2016 by

WE NEED A NEW AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT

[Translate]   (Photo:Thomas Hawk)ROBERT C. KOEHLER FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT What remains endlessly hinted at about the 2016...

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WHY A ONCE IRON-CLAD ALLIANCE ...

Apr 21, 2016 by

WHY A ONCE IRON-CLAD ALLIANCE IS QUAKING – AND WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO FALTER

[Translate] by Beenish Ahmed THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia’s King...

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A RADICAL PLAN TO SAVE THE MIS...

Apr 21, 2016 by

A RADICAL PLAN TO SAVE THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA

[Translate] Point of View METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Liam Otten The Atchafalaya, part of the larger Mississippi River Delta, meets the Gulf...

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Q & A: THE ARCHITECT BEHI...

Apr 21, 2016 by

Q & A: THE ARCHITECT BEHIND THE SANDY HOOK REDESIGN

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Vanessa Quirk Rendering of Sandy Hook School, designed by Svigals+Partners Courtesy Svigals+Partners...

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‘DAYS OF REVOLT’: ...

Apr 21, 2016 by

[Translate] TRUTHDIG “Days of Revolt” With Earth Day just three days away, it’s fitting that this week’s episode of “Days...

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NUCLEAR POWER COSTS ENTER UNCH...

Apr 21, 2016 by

NUCLEAR POWER COSTS ENTER UNCHARTERED TERRITORY

[Translate]   By Paul Brown / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Many international businesses are hoping to cash in on...

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CLIMATE DENIERS GET A REALITY ...

Apr 21, 2016 by

CLIMATE DENIERS GET A REALITY CHECK

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA THINK PROGRESS     Emissions at a coal-fired power station in the U.S.,...

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JUST MONTHS AFTER THE LARGEST ...

Apr 21, 2016 by

JUST MONTHS AFTER THE LARGEST NATURAL GAS LEAK IN U.S. HISTORY, PORTER RANCH IS HIT WITH ANOTHER LEAK

[Translate] by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Brian Melley This photo taken Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016 shows a...

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS SLASHING ...

Apr 21, 2016 by

FOREIGN AFFAIRS SAYS SLASHING C02 QUICKLY REQUIRES NON-EXISTENT TECHNOLOGIES

[Translate]   by Joe Romm CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: By Koza1983 via Wikipedia Aerial photo of Spanish solar power towers.  ...

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VIDEO COMPETITION: THE LANDSCA...

Apr 20, 2016 by

VIDEO COMPETITION: THE LANDSCAPES OF THE ANTHROPOCENE

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Anthroposcene video competition Many scientists argue we have already entered the age of the...

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CAN SOCIAL MEDIA SEIZE CONTROL...

Apr 20, 2016 by

CAN SOCIAL MEDIA SEIZE CONTROL OF OUR ELECTIONS?

[Translate]   By The Daily Take Team, The Thom Hartmann Program | Op-Ed (Photo: Steve Rhodes) Americans don’t trust the media....

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NOAM CHOMSKY ON ORGANIZING FOR...

Apr 20, 2016 by

NOAM CHOMSKY ON ORGANIZING FOR A NEXT SYSTEM

[Translate]   By Staff, The Next System Project | Interview “The human species is now at a point where it has to make choices...

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NEW YORK PRIMARY: CHAOS AT POL...

Apr 20, 2016 by

[Translate]  By Amy Goodman and Juan González, Democracy Now! | Video Report Tuesday’s voting in the New York primary was...

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THE SENATE JUST PASSED AN ENER...

Apr 20, 2016 by

THE SENATE JUST PASSED AN ENERGY BILL THAT WOULD MAKE FORESTS A ‘CARBON NEUTRAL’ ENERGY SOURCE

[Translate] by Alejandro Davila Fragoso CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Charles Krupa   The first major update to the nation’s...

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