4+ hour, 14+ min ago  (648+ words) Abby Zimet has written CD's Further column since 2008. A longtime, award-winning journalist, she moved to the Maine woods in the early 70s, where she spent a dozen years building a house, hauling water and writing before moving to Portland. Having come…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1753+ words) Sonya E Meyerson-Knox | [email protected] We commit to keep fighting for a world where all people live with safety and dignity. JVP members and staff are available for comment. One journalist said that "the massacres are multiplying" as IDF bombing kills…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1776+ words) Earlier today, the Trump administration rolled back a 2024 EPA rule limiting commercial sterilization facilities from releasing ethylene oxide, a potent cancer-causing air pollutant. Below is a statement from Darya Minovi, a senior analyst for the Center for Science and Democracy…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1775+ words) Today's University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment dipped to 55.5 in the preliminary March reading, down 2% from 56.6 in February. Year-ahead inflation expectations came in at 3.4%, ending six months of consecutive declines, as consumers see no end in sight to Trump's illegal war…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (1775+ words) Other prominent signatories to the letter include Oxfam America, the Service Employees International Union, National Nurses United, the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the National Organization for Women, the Union of Concerned Scientists, J Street, Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, Indivisible,…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1794+ words) More than 14 million people in the US live near sterilizer facilities that emit one of the most toxic air pollutants regulated by the agency Today, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to roll back public health…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (844+ words) Abby Zimet has written CD's Further column since 2008. A longtime, award-winning journalist, she moved to the Maine woods in the early 70s, where she spent a dozen years building a house, hauling water and writing before moving to Portland. Having come…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1761+ words) Economy lost nearly 100,000 jobs in February as sectors hanging by thread finally snap The latest jobs report shows the United States lost 92,000 jobs in February 2026, with prior months revised down by 69,000 jobs. The unemployment rate remains elevated at 4.4% and is…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1748+ words) Lifting the earnings cap would be a boon for Social Security's finances A new analysislysis from the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) finds that this coming Monday (March 9) is the day that million-dollar earners stop contributing to Social…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1615+ words) Consumers resort to scrapping metal and selling clothes to make ends meet, businesses engage in shrinkflation as Trump's chaotic tariffs drive up costs The Federal Reserve released its February 2026 Beige Book, providing an updated snapshot of economic conditions across all…...