Democracy Now! 2026-07-27 Monday

Headlines for July 27, 2026; “Frontlines of a Burning World”: Climate Change-Fueled “Megafires” Sweep Europe & North America; “Iraq 2.0”?: Rep. Jim McGovern on Iran…

Eaton Fire survivors: What’s been your experience with Edison’s compensation program?

The deadline to apply is this fall and LAist wants to hear how the program has or has not benefited survivors.

Will becoming a charter city solve Orange’s financial struggles? Voters will decide this fall

Voters will be asked in November if the city should adopt the charter model. Other OC cities like Santa Ana and Huntington Beach have adopted…

I Ran an SSA Office and This Plan Scares Me

Seattle shooting: Manhunt underway after multiple killed at festival

Joe SLAMS Trump for mocking affordability and ‘endless’ wars

Trump has PSYCHOTIC MELTDOWN as he LOSES IT ALL!!!

How To Lose a War in Six Months

Entrance Interview: Matthew Goudeau, S.F.’s new leader of arts and culture

San Francisco’s new arts chief says he wants artists focused on art, not bureaucracy Entrance Interview: Matthew Goudeau, S.F.’s new leader of arts and culture

Will climate change make plague-filled NYC summers like this one the new norm?

The skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center are reflected on the top of a monument as wildfire smoke from Canada shrouds the…

India Successfully Tests Kusha Long-range Surface-to-Air Missile

This is an important milestone in India’s evolving multi-layered long-range air defense architecture envisaged under Mission Sudarshan Chakra.

U.S. and Iran pause strikes, try to restart negotiations 

The MTA bus routes that slowed down after cameras began ticketing double-parked drivers

Automated camera enforcement is credited with speeding up buses by 5%. The cameras have sped up 67 bus routes by 5% on average. But certain…

In pausing data centers, Minnesota courts did what local officials wouldn’t

Rulings in cases built around environmental concerns and other issues have altered the trajectory of the developments. The post In pausing data centers, Minnesota courts…

Universities can use conservative-favored entrance exam as Texas eyes wider use, agency chief says

Texas may expand use of the Classical Learning Test despite a new report finding less evidence its scores predict college success than the SAT or…

Thousands of apartments going up thanks to new Texas housing laws. But resistance lingers in the suburbs.

The laws, which make it easier to build apartments, face stiff resistance from North Texas suburbs. State lawmakers vow to force cities to comply.

Use our database to see what state employees in Texas are paid, as of July 2026

The Texas Tribune’s database of state employees’ compensation has been updated to include salaries as of July 1.

Adoptions of Colorado foster kids fail 10% of the time

A Colorado Sun analysis of state data found that the rate of broken adoptions is not improving and programs to help have been cut

Post Modern Times pauses to reassess their community-centric approach

Plus: Legendary coach John Anderson has passed; Sinéad O'Connor's timeless Prince cover; hydration and nutrition for firefighters; and more. The post Post Modern Times pauses…

The number of high school grads in Colorado is shrinking. Can colleges weather enrollment drops? 

Largely fueled by lower birth rates, the number of high school graduates in Colorado is slated to drop 14% by 2041.