A round-up of six of the most high-impact, cost-effective, evidence-based organizations fighting the climate crisis. In case you want to feel better about flying this year: certified carbon offsets from Green-e. See also: How to buy carbon offsets, and a calculator for tallying your offsets
Trump signs two spending packages totaling $1.4 trillion that include funding for the federal government, the border wall, and Space Force. Boris Johnson's Brexit bill passes a House of Commons vote, setting up the UK for a Jan. 31 departure from the EU. "The United States
Pelosi refuses to send the articles of impeachment to the Senate until more information is released about how the trial will be conducted. Christianity Today calls for Trump's removal from office, deeming the president's Ukraine actions "profoundly immoral," and encouraging evangelicals to abandon their
“This will only strengthen him,” a bartender at the president’s hotel said as he prepared another round of cocktails. “Right?” For his conduct toward Ukraine and his refusal to cooperate with an inquiry, Donald Trump is the third president in US history to be impeached. At his annual end-
What to watch for as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump. Boeing says it will suspend production of its flawed 737 Max jetliner in January. The $50 billion merger of Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot will create the world’s fourth-largest
The Supreme Court delivers a victory to homeless advocates and deals a setback to Western cities trying to regulate encampments. A side-by-side comparison, with lots of video, of a homeless camp in Oakland and one in Mexico City. UN climate negotiations end in disarray amid worries that Donald
Next week, the full House of Representatives will vote on the articles of impeachment against Trump. Here is how their votes are shaping up so far. The Supreme Court will hear three cases related to the release of Trump's financial records in March, which could delay a decision
Boris Johnson’s Conservative party wins a big majority, its largest since Margaret Thatcher’s 1987 landslide. The Scottish National Party wins 48 out of 59 seats north of the border, strengthening the possibility of another independence referendum. A popular tradition in Britain: taking pets to the polls. Johnson now
Jersey City officials say the shootings at a Jewish kosher deli on Tuesday were a "targeted attack." Trump signs an executive order prohibiting federal funding for colleges and universities that allow anti-Semitism. Opponents of the order say it would "have a chilling effect on free speech
Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2019 is "they." Top contenders included "crawdad," "egregious," and "tergiversation." For your final commutes of 2019: every top article from Longreads' weekly "Top 5" emails this year. China imprisoned at least
