As the administration pulls back on humanitarian aid, Energy Secretary Chris Wright is boosting a more transactional approach to fighting energy poverty.
This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As millions of Americans prepare for another brutal heatwave, it’s now harder to find information about ways to stay cool while saving energy and keeping utility costs down. At least 1,662 Department of Energy (DOE) webpages offering guidance on protecting the electrical grid […]
Margaret Kimberley, Black Agenda Report. The late Senator Lindsey Graham played the role of chief congressional warmonger very well. But many of his colleagues, who spoke in quieter voices, were completely aligned with his support of U.S. imperialism. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina’s republican senior senator, passed away suddenly on the evening of July 11, 2026. Earlier […]
The most powerful unelected figure in Washington outlined his fascist pet project with ghoulish glee. His boss used a primetime address to lie about supposed voter fraud. Welcome to Trump's DC.
The Grayzone “Just because someone is reentering the country does not mean their constitutional rights evaporate,” declared ADC President Jenin Younes. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) filed a time-sensitive motion in the Eastern District of Virginia’s federal court on behalf of journalist Max Blumenthal, seeking the immediate return of two smartphones unlawfully seized and retained by U.S. […]
Jose Olivares, Portside. And Traumatic Brain Injuries, Report Finds. Doctors and human rights experts documented hundreds of incidents from June 2025 through May 2026 and estimate true number is ‘far greater’. It’s been a brutal tactic deployed by local and federal law enforcement officials time and again over the past year: using teargas, rubber bullets and […]
Neil Thompson Informed Comment US President Donald Trump startled shipping companies and foreign governments earlier this week by announcing that the US would be charging a 20% toll for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. Trump publicly embraced the idea of a tolled future for the Strait, a proposal he had sought China’s help in preventing during at a […]
The US House approved tougher conditions on assistance over anti-Christian violence, even as Trump's top Africa diplomat praised his first visit to Abuja.