Green Groups Say Trump EPA Backing Monsanto's Claim Glyphosate Not a Health Threat 'Completely Ignores Science'

    Environmentalists swiftly slammed the Trump administration Tuesday for reaffirming the federal government’s position that the world’s most widely used herbicide poses no threat to public health—despite other global experts tying it to cancer. After conducting a safety review of the weed killer, the Environmental Protection Agency said in a statement Tuesday that “EPA continues to…

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      When NPR Is More Dangerous Than Fox News

      When military conflict between the United States and Iran seems to be approaching, and you’re trying to get a clear picture of the situation, I’m only half-kidding when I say there’s a case to be made for staying glued to Fox News. Sure, you’ll hear a lot of pro-war propaganda. But at least you’ll know…

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        From Jerusalem, A Letter to Jared Kushner

        Angela Godfrey-Goldstein directs Jahalin Solidarity, a Palestinian organization advocating against the Israeli Occupation. An environmental activist in Sinai, Egypt, for four years and a 2018 Rebuilding Alliance Peacemaker awardee, she wrote a chapter about her work for the past 20 years with Bedouin in a 2018 book, published by Veritas, “Defending Hope.”

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