Washington Post Scientists warn invasive pests are taking a staggering toll on society The authors of a major new U.N.-backed report say invasive species are costing the world more than $423 billion a year By Dino Grandoni — September 4, 2023 Invasive pests are wreaking havoc across the planet, destroying crops, disseminating pathogens, depleting fish … Continue reading The Invasion of the Invasives Is Here (Right In My Back Yard)
The Women of NOW review: superb history of feminist growth and groundswell Katherine Turk has produced a must-read on the group which did so much for American women in the 1960s and 70s Clara Bingham Sat 2 Sept 2023 Follow Clara Bingham What do a bestselling author, a segregationist congressman and a Black legal scholar … Continue reading A History of NOW and its Women who Made History
AP News: A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it BY NASSER KARIMI AND JON GAMBRELL August 25, 2023 TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Seventy years after a CIA–orchestrated coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as … Continue reading Iran Marks Anniversary of 1953 CIA-Backed Coup
Out with the old, in with the young The Column: 08.25.23 I am delighted by the court ruling in Montana that the state, by encouraging the use of fossil fuels, violated the constitutional right of young people to “a clean and healthful environment,” something no court has ever proclaimed before. “Clean and healthful environment” is … Continue reading Garrison Keillor: Out with the old, in with the young
