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11 Dead, Thousands Wounded in Apparent Israeli Pager Attack

Several news outlets confirmed late Tuesday what was widely suspected: Israel’s military and intelligence services were behind the explosions of pagers recently purchased by the Lebanese political party and militant group...

The Major League Monopoly on Small Ball

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How Abortion Bans Kill By Delaying Emergency Medical Care

This story was originally published by ProPublica. In her final hours, Amber Nicole Thurman suffered from a grave infection...

The Gaza War Is an Environmental Catastrophe

“Ever-worsening shortages of water and electricity. Catastrophic flooding in dense urban areas. Food insecurity exacerbated by drastic temperature...

The Steel Industry Merger That Has Environmentalists Worried

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.U.S. Steel, once the world’s largest company...

Did Saudi Officials Deliberately Assist the 9/11 Hijackers?

This story was originally published by ProPublica. From the start of U.S. investigations into the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the question of whether...

Harris Gets Mixed Grades From Progressives After Debate

The 2024 U.S. presidential debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday night presented what progressive organizers and labor leaders described as a stark choice between a...

Jordan Peterson’s Climate Culture War

Jordan Peterson delivered an urgent message for the rapt crowd on a warm spring evening at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, earlier this...

Shein Embraces AI, Sending Its Emissions Through the Roof

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.In 2023, the fast fashion giant Shein was everywhere. Crisscrossing the globe, airplanes...

On Labor Day Weekend, Support for Unions Hits 70-Year High

Despite corporate-backed efforts to erode union power in the United States for more than a century, U.S. public support for organized labor is higher...

Hostage Deaths Spark Massive Demonstrations in Israel

Basil Maghrebi at the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 reports that tens of thousands of Israelis participated in massive demonstrations on Sunday, unprecedented since the Oct. 7...