A New Study Says That Rising Seas Could Destroy the East Coast
Mark Lennihan/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by The Guardian and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Large tracts of America’s east coast heritage are at risk from being wiped out by sea level rise, with the rising oceans set to threaten more than 13,000…
Let Republicans Explain Why the Flynn Felony Plea Is Just a Big Ol’ Nothingburger
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Why is it no big deal that Michael Flynn pled guilty yesterday to a charge of lying to an FBI agent? Conservatives have run several excuses up the ol’ flagpole to see if anyone salutes. One tactic is to claim that everyone lies and it’s…
Remember the Nice Things We Don’t Have Anymore. There Will Be One In the Sky Tonight.
When the perigee occurs at the same time as a full moon, we get a “perigee syzygy”—colloquially known as a supermoon. When this happens, the moon appears up to 15 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than it usually does. The last supermooon to hit the night skies was over a year ago, and it was…
This Book Will Challenge Everything You Thought You Knew About Hate Crimes
Students at Maybeck High School in Berkeley, California, wear skirts in support of their classmate Sasha Fleischman, an agender teen, in November 2013. AP Photo/Bay Area News Group, Doug Oakley Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It seemed to happen so suddenly. One minute Sasha Fleischman, an agender teen on their…
Senate Passes Sweeping Tax Bill That Overwhelmingly Benefits the Wealthiest Americans
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tells reporters “we have the votes,” as he walks to the Senate chamber on Friday.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Just before 2 AM Saturday morning, Senate Republicans passed the most sweeping tax legislation in 30 years. The final version of the three-week-old bill was not released until…
With Votes in Hand, Republicans Are Now Opening the Floodgates For Everyone’s Pet Giveaways
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The swamp is back! After rounding up 51 votes, Senate Republicans are busily rewriting their tax bill so that every lobbyist will love it. The thing is already a Rube Goldberg monstrosity, and now it’s time to break out the Christmas presents. The senator from…