A New Poll Shows That Trump’s Handling of Climate Change Is Deeply Unpopular
Gabriele Holtermann-Gorden/Zuma Is the economy the only thing saving President Donald Trump from a complete collapse in public opinion? Americans disapprove of Trump’s position on virtually every other major issue, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. While the poll shows Trump with the best approval rating of his presidency—44 percent—a majority of respondents see…
As US Women’s Soccer Team Clinches World Cup, Fans Demand “Pay Them”
AP Photo/Francisco Seco The US women’s soccer team just dominated its World Cup final with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands. And yet its players still aren’t paid as much as America’s male players—who have yet to win a World Cup, much less four. And the pay gap persists at the international level: The 2019…
Leaked British Diplomatic Cables Discuss Trump’s “Dysfunctional” White House
Jack Hill/Pool Photo via AP “I don’t think this Administration will ever look competent,” the British ambassador to the United States wrote in a scathing assessment of President Donald Trump’s White House in the summer of 2017. The confidential memo by Sir Kim Darroch is part of a trove of leaked diplomatic cables published this…
Greta Thunberg Is Happy to Her Work Is Described as “Greatest Threat” by Oil Chief
Greta Thunberg attends the “Fridays For Future” rally on April 19, 2019 in Rome, Italy.Ernesto Ruscio/Getty This story was originally published by the Guardian and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Greta Thunberg and other climate activists have said it is a badge of honor that the head of the world’s most powerful oil…
We Are Flushing Away Our Forests
Mint/ZUMA This story was originally published by the Guardian and is shared here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Toilet paper—the one product that the majority of us use just once and flush away—is becoming less sustainable, according to research. Analysis from Ethical Consumer magazine found that major brands were using less recycled paper than in…
British Ambassador Says Trump White House Is “Clumsy and Inept”
It was nice knowing you, Kim.Wiktor Dabkowski/ZUMA It looks like Great Britain may need to appoint a new ambassador to the US: Sir Kim Darroch, one of Britain’s top diplomats, used secret cables and briefing notes to impugn Trump’s character, warning London that the White House was ‘uniquely dysfunctional’ and that the President’s career could…