Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has not said that he personally supports killing the filibuster but…
Month: March 2021
Abortion rights groups break with progressive counterparts on filibuster
Abortion rights groups are at odds with unions, social justice groups and others who think that…
Want to make the streets safer for women? Start with cycling
It was enraging and exhausting to read comments on social media in the wake of Sarah…
Lockdown did not reduce air pollution from tyre wear in London
I asked William Hicks how he felt when lockdown suddenly happened in the middle of his…
Country diary: magical moments that herald spring
Late afternoon and cycling alongside Ladybower reservoir, I was enjoying that loose-limbed ease you get from…
Waterfalls and wonder: Uluru under rain – in pictures
Uluru shrouded by rainclouds. Photograph: Stacey MacGregor/Reuters Water streams from the rock’s surface. Photograph: Stacey MacGregor/Reuters…
UK startup Octopus Energy becomes renewable energy giant in GBP3bn deal
The UK’s fastest growing energy supplier will soon become one of Europe’s biggest renewable energy investors…
House launches wide-ranging review of federal handling of Jan. 6 insurrection
Rioters supporting Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington, D.C. | John Minchillo/AP Photo Seven House…
House panel votes to repeal 19-year-old Iraq war authorization
Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the committee’s chairman, said the outdated authorizations serve no operational purpose. |…
Brazil meat giant JBS vows net zero by 2040 amid record profits
The Brazilian company JBS, the world’s biggest meat processor, has announced record profits a day after…