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Mackenzie delta, Canada, permafrost

The Toxic Threat in Thawing Permafrost

Christian Elliott 03/23/23

Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.

Willis Reed, New York Knicks

Willis Reed (1942-2023): A 13-Year-Old’s Remembrance

Jonathan D. Simon 03/22/23

Egon Schiele, Self-Portrait with Physalis

After Three Years, Where’s the COVID Art?

J.B. Miller 03/22/23

Women, Nairobi, landfill, sorting

Environment International

Rich Countries Export Twice as Much Plastic Waste to the Developing World as Previously Thought

Joseph Winters 03/22/23

Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, CA

Economy Politics

SV Bank and the Only Choice We Have

Thomas Neuburger 03/21/23

Environment

Mackenzie delta, Canada, permafrost

The Toxic Threat in Thawing Permafrost

Christian Elliott

Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.

Women, Nairobi, landfill, sorting

Environment International

Rich Countries Export Twice as Much Plastic Waste to the Developing World as Previously Thought

Joseph Winters 03/22/23

Gas Furnace, Asthma

Environment Health & Medicine

Gas Stoves Pose Health Risks. Are Gas Furnaces and Other Appliances Safe?

Sarah Wesseler 03/16/23

Ukraine

Valentyna Yakimova, Kharkiv

Lilia, Crimea, summer camp

Pavel Greshnikov, bust, Putin

Joe Biden, Volodymyr Zelensky, walking

Hidden Power

Dodge Landesman's report, Lisa Marie Presley, KYMA

Scientology Strikes Back — and News Org Knuckles Under

Russ Baker

National Archives, staff member, reviews files

The Truth on JFK’s Death Lies in the Weeds

Russ Baker

US Capitol, sunset

Election Denial Is the New Climate Denial — and Still a Threat

John R. Platt

Michael Beschloss, Dealey Plaza, Texas Schoolbook Depository

JFK Murder: Evolving Strategies for Damage Control

Russ Baker, Milicent Cranor

Culture

Willis Reed, New York Knicks

Willis Reed (1942-2023): A 13-Year-Old’s Remembrance

Jonathan D. Simon 03/22/23

And then out through the tunnel, dragging his bum leg, came Willis Reed onto the Madison Square Garden court.

Egon Schiele, Self-Portrait with Physalis

After Three Years, Where’s the COVID Art?

J.B. Miller 03/22/23

Serge Gainsbourg, 1981

Letter From Paris: How Do You Explain a Problem Like Serge Gainsbourg?

J.B. Miller 03/20/23

Apprentice Stories

Syrian refugees, Hungary, Austria

Drug Court

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Uyghur, protest, Erkin Tuniyaz

Economy

Silicon Valley Bank, Santa Clara, CA

Economy Politics

SV Bank and the Only Choice We Have

Thomas Neuburger 03/21/23

The super-rich will not walk away from power. How do we make them leave?

Silicon Valley Bank

Business Economy

Can We Stop the Greed-Heads From Destroying Banking & More?

Thom Hartmann 03/13/23

Oil Refinery

Business Environment

The Dishonest Accounting of Net-Zero Emissions

Mark Schapiro 03/09/23

Los Angeles County, Smoothies, closed

In Praise of Inefficiency: Should We Serve the Economy or Should It Serve Us?

Thom Hartmann 03/06/23

Hurricane Ian, landfall, Fort Myers

Economy Environment

The Role of Insurance in Climate Adaptation

Jenessa Duncombe 02/07/23

Podcast

Silicon Valley Bank, Brad DeLong, Dean Baker

Dissecting the Silicon Valley Bank Debacle

Jeff Schechtman

Christopher Hitchens, Hitch 22

Why Christopher Hitchens Matters Now

Jeff Schechtman

Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Vladimir Putin

Russia Will Repeat Its History… Regardless of the Consequences

Jeff Schechtman

Foundation of the American Government

Our Constitution Is Outdated and Needs to Be Replaced

Jeff Schechtman

Editorial Cartoons

Dodd-Frank, SVB, bailout

Road to Ruin

Jon Richards

Tucker Carlson, Fox News, Propaganda

The Truth Is Out There — Fox Viewers Don’t Care

Klaus Marre, DonkeyHotey

Drug War, Government Corruption

Honest Criminals

Ted Rall

Editors' Picks

tech, scams, voice clones, FTC warning

That Panicked Call From a ‘Relative’ Could Be a Thief Using a Voice Clone, FTC Warns

Whowhatwhy Editors

climate crisis, global warming. UN, water warning

UN Warns Against ‘Vampiric’ Global Water Use

Whowhatwhy Editors

biodiversity, wild mammals, Earth, total weight, wake-up call

Total Weight of Wild Mammals Less Than 10 Percent of Humanity’s

Whowhatwhy Editors

technology, education, digital media, misinformation, election

Digital Media Literacy: Can the Republic Survive an Algorithm?

Whowhatwhy Editors