JULY 20. 2026

On This Nearly Deserted Alaska Island, You Pay to Keep Hundreds of Empty Buildings Wired for Internet

U. S. phone customers pay more than $340,000 a year for an Anchorage company to keep homes and buildings on Alaska’s Adak Island wired for obsolete internet service. All but a few of them sit empty.

Greece’s beaches are getting cleaner, Laser detects methanol in bottles, Researchers find hidden drainage channel in the eye

Greece’s "Typhoon Project" reports a breakthrough after seven years in the fight against beach litter.

Rising seas magnify the dangers of coastal Georgia’s industrial past

The state’s first Superfund research center is looking into how climate change is resurfacing industrial pollution.

Hegseth’s War Department Slashed Civilian Protection Staff, Brought in AI Assessments

The Pentagon cut key staff devoted to protecting civilians, scrapped a records database, and developed an AI assistant to speed up work.

Decarbonising our homes

A special investigation reveals the strategic and structural failings in the British Government's attempts to decarbonise our homes.

Banning AI Models Doesn’t Add Up to a Policy

What is needed is an actionable agenda that ensures safe release and stable access.

The Liberal Origins of the War Against the Deep State

In the 1970s, fears of an out-of-control executive branch emanated from Democrats, not Republicans.

A bear walked into Latvia

Have you, too, been wondering what the chances are that you'd ever meet a bear while on a walk? Not that long ago, Latvians would most likely see bear

Why the Nordic left embraces its militaries

To deter Russia's threats of escalation, Europe is rearming. Collectively, the continent is projected to spend €800 billion annually on defence by 203

New pink tax unlocked

Louise Nordström had already been thinking about her retirement when her bank called her with an offer. “I had no clue about finance, and this guy fro

JULY 19. 2026

Trump again shrinks Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments

Two executive orders signed Monday afternoon slashed the size of the Utah national monuments revered by tribes and public lands advocates. Grazing, mining and drilling interests wanted them opened to extraction.

The War of the South

Each of Iran’s recent wars has been quick to acquire a name. On the day Israel stopped bombing Iran in June 2025, Donald Trump took to Truth Social to

It’s Scary As Hell Being Black in America Right Now

The deaths of Nolan Wells and Kohen Wiley are symptoms of a nation retreating from any pretense of equal rights.

JULY 18. 2026

‘So-Called International Law’

On July 13 Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a campaign to destroy the International Criminal Court. Calling the ICC “a global tribunal staffed by

New York governor orders first statewide data center moratorium

Data centers have drawn vocal opposition at local public meetings and in state capitols across the US.

The United States of Betrayal

Turning on our allies has always been the American way.

How a Man Once Ordered to Pay Libel Damages Helped Launch an Investigation Into Islamic Private Schools

A man was ordered to pay libel damages after calling the head of an Islamic TV channel a “convicted terrorist. ” Years later, he made similar claims against Islamic private schools applying for Texas’ voucher program, new legal filings say.

JULY 17. 2026

Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe

Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance.

U. S. , Iranian Forces Target Civilian Infrastructure

Attacks on bridges, power plants, and desalination facilities could be considered war crimes.

Thousands flee as First Nations bear the brunt of Canada’s wildfires

Residents of one First Nations community went door to door warning neighbors before fleeing by boat. More than 900 fires continue burning.