‘Pro-Israel MPs tried to shut down Israel lobby debate’ – MEND

British Muslim group MEND (Muslim Engagement and Development) has dissected the attempts of pro-Israel MPs to shut down a debate on Israel’s influence in UK…

‘The Oxford Union’s Far-Right Problem Goes Much Deeper than Tommy Robinson’

Insider accounts reveal a culture of chasing shock value and clicks, which systematically advantages the radical right over progressive voices, argues Guilherme Lopes

Chris Murphy on Fighting Trump and Pursuing Happiness

What losing the Make Out Room would mean to San Francisco

The Mission District mainstay will be sold after its owner seeks to retire. The fate of the Make Out Room is unclear. What losing the…

Will Mayor Mamdani get his rent freeze? What to know about Thursday’s vote.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani The Rent Guidelines Board will hold its annual vote on Thursday. [ more › ]

Adams said the migrant crisis would ruin NYC. His top aides allegedly reaped a windfall.

Ingrid Lewis-Martin with Mayor Eric Adams at City Hall on December 5, 2023. Frank Carone was just the latest Adams luminary to be accused of…

Is your board still running on email? Why Australian leaders are switching to board portal software

Across Australia, an uncomfortable reality persists inside many boardrooms: critical governance decisions are still being coordinated through email chains, shared Google Drive folders and printed packs…

Dr Emma Yhnell on the challenge of changing science, changing our minds

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Pocket Casts In an era where scientific expertise is heavily scrutinized and algorithms trap us in…

Can a giant robot glue gun help solve Colorado’s housing crisis?

Azure’s 3D printers in Montbello can build a $70,000 home out of 100,000 recycled plastic bottles in just a couple of days.

Carbon Captured

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Texas’ Refusal to Plan for Climate Change Created a Crisis in Corpus Christi 

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Census: Texas leads the U.S. in having more kids, but the state’s fertility rate is still falling

Americans aren’t having enough children to maintain the country’s population, a decline driven by factors like the high cost of living.

As supporters praise Texas’ proposed “Judeo-Christian” curriculum, rabbis say it dismisses Judaism

A required reading list before the State Board of Education would present a predominantly Christian perspective to public school students, Jewish leaders say.

The U.S. last beat screwworm in 1966. Can current leaders learn from the past’s playbook?

Faced with a modern outbreak that could endure for decades, historical documents are offering officials solutions to eradicate the parasite again.

Why Carbon Capture Can’t Conceivably Solve Climate Change

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Voter data shows lower turnout, but pockets of engagement boosted insurgent candidates

People vote in New York's primary elections in Brooklyn. A total of 531,000 New Yorkers voted in this year’s primary, less than half of those…

Regulators cut Colorado oil and gas firms’ fines to $2M after settlements

Six oil and gas operators were facing $11 million in fines for falsified reports involving soil, groundwater and organic contaminant sampling tests

Voting machine company settles defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell

Dominion Voting Systems, which was later renamed Liberty Vote, has reached a settlement over defamation allegations against Mike Lindell and dropped its $1.3 billion lawsuit,…

Here’s what communities can do when data centers arrive

We interviewed more than 50 experts to create a community toolkit. It lays out how ordinary people can respond — and how communities can prepare…

Recovery beyond detox: Why long-term rehabilitation support matters in regional and coastal Australia

Australia has made significant progress in recognising addiction as a complex health issue rather than a simple matter of personal choice. read now...