Small particles from tires inhibited the growth and caused adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, two new research papers … Tiny tire particles inhibit growth of organisms in freshwater, coastal estuariesRead more
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Is It Too Late to Protect Our Privacy in the Internet Age?
https://download-media.kcrw.com/fdd/audio/download/kcrw/etc/si/KCRW-scheer_intelligence-is_it_too_late_to_protect_our_privacy_in_the_internet_age-220218.mp3 “Why Privacy Matters” Neil Richards and Robert Scheer — read more scheerpost.com | FEB 18, 2022
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A Ghazal Worth Returning To
Hungamah hai kyun barpa, sung in Ghulam Ali’s deep, dulcet voice, is a very popular ghazal. Ali seductively croons “thodi si jo pi li hai … A Ghazal Worth Returning ToRead more
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Free Assange
For years, I’ve fought, to the limited extent I can, to rehabilitate people of extreme social relevance who became targets because of their own success, … Free AssangeRead more
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Pesticides still found in baby food
Your baby’s food may contain potentially harmful pesticides – but the Environmental Working Group’s decades of fighting to protect children’s health have helped eliminate the … Pesticides still found in baby foodRead more
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Gaza Today Is Like Japan 80 Years Ago
the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Japanese group Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots organization of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima … Gaza Today Is Like Japan 80 Years AgoRead more
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73% decline in the average size of global wildlife populations in just 50 years
There has been a catastrophic 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations* in just 50 years (1970-2020), according to World Wildlife Fund‘s … 73% decline in the average size of global wildlife populations in just 50 yearsRead more
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The Release of Julian Assange: Plea Deals and Dark Legacies
One of the longest sagas of political persecution is coming to its terminus. That is, if you believe in final chapters. Nothing about the fate … The Release of Julian Assange: Plea Deals and Dark LegaciesRead more
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You Saved Julian Assange
The dark machinery of empire, whose mendacity and savagery Julian Assange exposed to the world, spent 14 years trying to destroy him. They cut him … You Saved Julian AssangeRead more
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EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 Years
the Biden-Harris administration issued a final rule requiring drinking water systems across the country to identify and replace lead pipes within 10 years. EPA estimates … EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Replacement of Lead Pipes Within 10 YearsRead more