Future Timeline

'We'll Be Back,' Says UAW Chief Shawn Fain After 'Tough Loss' in Alabama by Jessica Corbett May 7, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Workers at a pair of Mercedes-Benz plants near Tuscaloosa, Alabama narrowly voted against joining the United Auto Workers this week, according to a preliminary tally...

GOP Farm Bill Decried as Pro-Corporate, Anti-Family 'Waste of Everyone's Time' by Jessica Corbett May 17, 2024 Introduction: (Common Dreams) Echoing early May criticism of U.S. House Republicans' blueprint for the next Farm Bill, anti-hunger and green groups on Friday fiercely condemned the GOP's d...

Tribes Lead on Wildlife Passages by Ben Goldfarb May 1, 2024 Introduction: (High Country News) The North Cascades elk herd is a cluster of some 1,600 animals whose domain, like so many habitats, is riven by a highway. From 2012 to 2019, Washington state records show, at least 229 elk were killed by...

The Supreme Court Delivers a Rare Win for Black Voters in the South by Ari Berman May 16, 2024 Introduction: (Mother Jones) On Wednesday, the Supreme Court allowed a lower court decision requiring a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana to move forward for the 2024 elections, ha...

Breaking Bonds to Form Bonds: Rethinking the Chemistry of Cation May 16, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) A team of chemists from the University of Vienna, led by Nuno Maulide, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of chemical synthesis, developing a novel method for manipulating carb...

A Devastating Fire 2,200 years Ago Preserved a Moment of Life and War in Iron Age Spain May 16, 2024 Introduction: (Eurekalert) A ruined building in the middle of the Pyrenees records a tragedy for the people who lived there — a devastating fire which burned a settlement to the ground, destroying e...

Trump’s Lawyers Are Making Major Mistakes by Ankush Khardori May 14, 2024 Introduction: (Politico) As Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan reaches a critical turning point, an amusing paradox has emerged. For once, Trump claims to be happy with his lawyers’ performance after a long history of...

Inflation Cooled in April as Price Gains Slowed by Courtenay Brown May 15, 2024 Introduction: (Axios) The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3% in April and the core measure that strips out food and energy increased by the same amount, the Labor Department said on Wednesday. Why it matters: Inflatio...

House Democrats Might Not Save Speaker Johnson Next Time by Andrew Solender Updated May 15, 2024 Introduction: (Axios) House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) appearance at former President Trump's criminal trial on Tuesday is dismaying the House Democrats who saved his job less than a week ago. Why i...

As Canadian Wildfires Escalate, Outlook for U.S. is for a Slower Start by Jacob Knutson, and Andrew Freedman May 15, 2024 Introduction: (Axios) With wildfires raging in western Canada and heat and drought leading to heightened fire risks in Mexico, the U.S. faces a fast start to the smoke season bu...