Glass Wings Blog: US
Jonathan Haidt’s Book ‘The Anxious Generation’ Is Coddling The American Parent; Giving Them Clear, Simple & Wrong Explanations For What’s Ailing Teens
Trump leaving the Paris Agreement is ‘mostly symbolic.’ What does it actually mean?
1 in 3 Americans say they’ve reduced how much plastic they’re using
10 reasons why Donald Trump can’t derail global climate action
$15 million land purchase to protect 8,000 acres of America’s Amazon in south Alabama
The 1920s desecration of a Gutenberg Bible shocked the US – but miraculously gave a Jewish family new life in Australia
1968 was an inflection point for the US. Is another one coming in 2024?
60 years of progress in expanding rights is being rolled back by Trump − a pattern that’s all too familiar in US history
6,000 sheep will soon be grazing on 10,000 acres of Texas solar fields
8.5M square feet of US self-storage rooftops are getting solar
‘A bigger victory for Putin than any military battle’: Russia gleeful after Trump-Zelenskyy clash
A Donald Trump presidency is bad for climate action, but Australia should get on with the job
A dying baby, a Trump tweet: Inside network setting global right-wing agenda
A ‘first step’ toward landback: Tribes call for three new monuments in California
A ‘great shock’: Julianne Moore’s children’s book under review by Trump administration
A Native American tribe is building a $1B solar farm in Colorado
A new report card shows inequality in Australia isn’t as bad as in the US – but we’re headed in the wrong direction
A Parade of 100 Elephant Sculptures Makes a Jumbo Entrance in New York
A person in Texas caught bird flu after exposure to cows that were thought to be ill
A person in Texas caught bird flu after mixing with dairy cattle. Should we be worried?
‘A sanctuary’: how neglected Native American communities are organizing their own food hubs
A ‘superficial’ and ‘misguided’ version of freedom has captured the American right. Joseph Stiglitz considers the alternatives
A Transparent, Open-Source Vision for U.S. Elections
‘A trash can for the US’: anger in Mexico and Canada over toxic waste shipments
A Trump-Vance White House could undermine European security – and end up pushing Russia and China closer
‘A woman is not a baby-making machine’: a brief history of South Korea’s 4B movement – and why it’s making waves in America
Abbott’s legacy, Trump’s playbook: Is the LNP planning science suppression 2.0?
Abortion bans are changing what it means to be young in America
‘Above the law’ in some cases: Supreme Court gives Trump − and future presidents − a special exception that will delay his prosecution
The Absurd Problem of New York City Trash
Activists are warning of a return to the Jim Crow era in America. But who or what was Jim Crow?
Afghans evacuated by US in chaos of withdrawal are languishing in foreign camps, documents reveal
After Super Tuesday, exhausted Americans face 8 more months of presidential campaigning
Alert: H5N1 and U.S. Sickness Levels
Also Migrating From Latin America: A Wave of Urban Innovation
Amazon taps into new Victoria wind farm even as its boss courts favour with Trump
America is full of abandoned malls. What if we turned them into housing?
The American Climate Corps officially kicks off
American Conversations: Secretary of State Antony Blinken
America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore
America’s “First Car-Free Neighborhood” Is Going Pretty Good, Actually?
America’s Nuclear War Plan in the 1960s Was Utter Madness. It Still Is.
America’s unfolding cybersecurity catastrophe
An American Education: Notes from UATX
An important idea for dealing with Trump, from north of the border
Andrew Forrest takes aim at Woodside and Exxon, as battle lines are drawn for Trump 2.0
Another US funding cut threatens human rights in North Korea - and hands more power to a dictator
Anti-Trump sentiment drives dramatic upturn in fortunes for Canada’s Liberals
Anxious scientists brace for Trump’s climate denialism: ‘We have a target on our backs’
Anything that can be built can be taken down': The largest dam removal in US history is complete – what happens next?
Are you OK? World teeters on brink as Trump and cronies prepare to flood the zone with shit
Argentina’s president is vowing to repeal ‘woke’ femicide law. It could have ripple effects across Latin America
Artists, social climbers and mermaids: 10 Australian women who followed their dreams to the US in the early 20th century
As Trump abandons the old world order, NZ must find its place in a new ‘Pax Autocratica’
As Trump attacks US science agencies, ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred ushers in a fresh wave of climate denial in Australia
The audacity of Kamala Harris’ laughter – and the racist roots of Trump’s derision
Australia fears being abandoned by America – but do the two countries need each other?
Australia has long aligned with the US on sanctions. With Trump’s return, this is an increasingly dangerous approach
Australia rejects visa application by rightwing US pundit Candace Owens
Australian foreign aid workers fear ‘deaths and suffering’ will result from Trump’s halt to USAid
Australian pioneer in shared rooftop solar scores big from Biden billions
Australian solar tile company raises funds to tap “absurdly large” US market, and take on Tesla
Australia’s $50,000 arts degree is here – putting university fees on par with the UK and US
Australia’s moment: How Trump’s fossil turn can supercharge our energy revolution
Avian Flu Could Define Trump’s Second Presidency
Barbados PM asks Donald Trump for face-to-face meeting on climate
Beaver restoration program brings furry species back to habitats, tribal land across California
Before Trump, there was a long history of race-baiting, fear-mongering and building walls on the US-Mexico border
Bernie Sanders: America Must Confront Its Long COVID Crisis
Bezos faces criticism after executives met with Trump on day of Post’s non-endorsement
Bezos says he is ‘very optimistic’ about Trump’s plan to roll back regulations
Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump
Biden issues blanket pardon to troops expelled from the military for their sexuality
The Big Apple gets a tiny forest: 1,000 native plants coming to New York
Bird flu has been detected in a pig in the US. Why does that matter?
Bird flu has killed 20 big cats including cougars at a U.S. wildlife sanctuary
Bird flu kills 2 wild cougars in Washington state
Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees
Boisterous, destructive and divisive: North America's wild boar population is on the rise
Book bans in the US are at an all-time high. Will we see a similar spike in Australia?
Brisbane biotech Vaxxas secures $3.2m from US medical research body BARDA to develop COVID patch
British airlines forced to fly planes to US for repairs because of Brexit rules
British American Tobacco makes first donation to Nationals in over a decade amid vaping crackdown
Butterflies in the U.S. are disappearing at a ‘catastrophic’ rate
California enacts unprecedented restrictions on rat poisons in bid to protect wildlife
California Is Showing How a Big State Can Power Itself Without Fossil Fuels
California prepares to front up against Trump over EVs, and Musk is not happy
California redwood forest returned to Indigenous guardianship, conservation
California the culprit for spike in little-known greenhouse gas more potent than CO2
California to get first new national marine sanctuary in 32 years, banning offshore oil drilling along miles of coast
California tribe becomes the first to manage land with National Park Service
California will help return tribal lands as part of the historic Klamath River restoration
California’s first Black land trust fights climate change, makes the outdoors more inclusive
California’s first new national marine sanctuary in 32 years to ban offshore oil drilling along 100 miles of coastline
California’s Gavin Newsom signs law banning all plastic bags at grocery stores
California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across U.S. West
Canada’s fight with Trump isn’t just economic, it’s existential
CEFC’s Debelle says Trump energy moves leave Australia well placed to lure US clean tech investment
‘Children won’t be able to survive’: inter-American court to hear from climate victims
Chilling reason you may never see the new Trump movie
China’s first carbon border tax? Insiders flag big tariff on imported US gas guzzlers
China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades
Chrysotile asbestos finally banned in the US after decades of EPA efforts
Climate lawsuits build as a Latin American court hears largest case ever
Clothes piling up in your closet? A landmark California bill would mandate brands recycle them
Coalition’s nuclear plan most expensive option for Australia, former US climate official says
Colombia’s president signs bill to ban bullfighting in the South American country
Columbus who? Decolonizing the calendar in Latin America
Consumer resistance is rising in the age of Trump. History shows how boycotts can be effective
Could Permeable Pavement Ease Flooding Woes in New York City?
"Coyote & Crow" RPG is a joyous, respectful celebration of Native American storytelling in a world without colonialism
Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks
D-day: Biden calls for supporting Ukraine in struggle against ‘dark forces’
‘The dead zone is real’: why US farmers are embracing wildflowers
The deep historical forces that explain Trump’s win
Deepfake of U.S. Official Appears After Shift on Ukraine Attacks in Russia
The Delisting of the Florida Golden Aster
Democrats pitch No Kings Act to override supreme court’s Trump immunity ruling
Disinformation and deepfakes played a part in the US election. Australia should expect the same
Does Donald Trump really want to be a dictator?
Donald Trump has declared war on international justice. Australia must speak up
Donald Trump insists a ‘strongman’ leader will help America. My new book explains why he’s wrong
Donald Trump’s war on global governance: lessons from the past on how to fight back
Dr. John Gartner on a tale of two brains: "Biden's brain is aging. Trump's brain is dementing"
"Ecology of Fear": Mike Davis’ history of LA and natural disaster is re-read whenever fire rages in California
Economists say Australia shouldn’t try to transition to net zero by aping the mammoth US Inflation Reduction Act
Editorial: Trump and oil companies are lying to you about electric cars to serve their own interests
Elder fraud has reached epidemic proportions – a geriatrician explains what older Americans need to know
Elected officials in sweltering US states prioritizing fossil fuel cash over people
Elon Musk calls homelessness a ‘lie’ and ‘propaganda’ — and Trump is listening
Elon Musk thinks the US should leave the UN – what if Trump does it?
Enel is deploying 6,000+ sheep to 8 Texas solar farms
Environmental education gains ground in Latin America
Europe may have to double its aid for Ukraine under Trump, diplomats fear
Every new mom in this U.S. city is now getting cash aid for a year
“Everyone is absolutely terrified”: Inside a US ally’s secret war on its American critics
Exclusive: Israeli documents show expansive government effort to shape US discourse around Gaza war
Extremism, interest rates and tariffs: the political and economic challenges the Trump administration will impose on Brazil
Factchecking Donald Trump’s claims about the war in Ukraine
Families of Boeing crash victims demand prosecution for ‘deadliest corporate crime in US history’
Far-right activists from Germany spent US election day at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Fear triumphs over hope as Trump wins the presidency – how did it happen?
The first all-electric tugboat in the US is about to launch
Five disinformation tactics Russia is using to try to influence the US election
Florida is building the world's largest environmental restoration project
Florida’s balloon ban will protect sea turtles, birds and other marine life
Forget Quibi. Chinese streamers are hooking Americans with werewolf love triangles
Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says leaders must stand up to bullies after being lashed by Donald Trump
Former Miss America’s Australian nuclear tour clouded by Chinese AI blow to her employer
Fortescue sees billion dollar windfall from electric truck deal, but Trump throws spanner into green timelines
Fossil fuel firms could be tried in US for homicide over climate-related deaths, experts say
‘Founder Mode’ Explains the Rise of Trump in Silicon Valley
Friday essay: as the legacy media have dumbed down, The New Yorker has dumbed up
Friday essay: Project 2025, the policy substance behind Trump’s showmanship, reveals a radical plan to reshape the world
From Asphalt to Inspiration: The Student-Led Transformation of America’s Schoolyards
From Doge to Smoge, Peter Dutton’s Coalition is an eerie echo of Trump (and Musk’s) America
From mass deportations to huge tariff hikes, here’s what Trump’s economic program would do to the US and Australia
Furious Hungary summons US envoy over Biden’s ‘dictatorship’ comment
Georgia Senate passes bill banning American Library Association from state libraries
Germany’s turning point: 2 years into strategic pivot, progress made bodes well for the US, NATO and the world
Global markets are likely to withstand a Trump-led US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
‘The greatest propaganda op in history’: Trump’s reshaping of US culture evokes past antidemocratic regimes
Greenland votes on March 11. Independence was the key issue, but Trump has changed the campaign
Greenland’s rapidly melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump covets dangerous to extract
Growing Trump-Putin detente could spell trouble for the Arctic
‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief
Guelph prof works to save U.S. climate data before it's scrubbed from websites
‘He is one of us!’: US anti-vaxxers rejoice at nomination of David Weldon for CDC
Heatwave scorches US over weekend as midwest sees deadly flooding
Historical markers are everywhere in America. Some get history wrong
History shows American political violence is nothing new: Thomas Jefferson said ‘the blood of patriots’ is liberty’s ‘natural manure’
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Hope for North America’s Most Endangered Bird
House On Fire: Why The U.S. Has Most To Lose In A Warming World
How American Men Become Addicted to Toxic Masculinity
How COVID Helped Trump Win
How Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada are stoking a new Canadian nationalism
How Living Abroad Gave Me a Stunning Insight Into the American Psyche
How Locals Saved ‘the Yosemite of South America’
How Russian gender-based disinformation could influence the 2024 U.S. presidential election
How should Australian media cover the next federal election? Lessons from the US presidential race
How the US election turned ‘weird’ – and why it’s working for the Democrats
How the U.S. Lost Control of Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic
How the World’s Largest Book Sorter at The New York Public Library Processes 5,000 Books Per Hour
How Trump, Musk, and DOGE are undermining US intelligence and national security
If Trump wins the election, this is,what's at stake
If you build it, will they come? Insect community responses to habitat establishment at solar energy facilities in Minnesota, USA
Imagining the endgame of the US-China rivalry
In a milestone, the US exceeds 5 million solar installations
In Afghanistan, families are forced to sell children to survive. Trump’s USAID cuts will be devastating
In California, Tribal Members Are Reclaiming the ‘Land of the Flowing Water’
In Florida, the Miccosukee fight to protect the Everglades in the face of climate change
In freezing foreign aid, the US leaves people to die – and allows China to come to the rescue
In Hawai‘i, American Farmers Believe They Do Cacao Better
In Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the US has put a conspiracy theorist in charge of public health
In siding with Russia over Ukraine, Trump is not putting America first. He is hastening its decline
In the US, political division can take a significant toll on people’s health. Australia should pay attention
‘Incredible Things Are Possible’: The Power and Potential of New York’s Public Spaces
Insider threat: cyber security experts on giving Elon Musk and DOGE the keys to US government IT systems
Is Donald Trump a fascist? No – he’s a new brand of authoritarian
Is Elon Musk taking over the US government? Here’s how ‘state capture’ works – and why we should be concerned
Is Trump’s assault on Canada bringing Québec and the rest of the country closer together?
Israel tried to frustrate US lawsuit over Pegasus spyware, leak suggests
It is Elon Musk who is now running the United States. Not Donald Trump
“It’s all about the money:” US town saves $80,000 a year by switching to electric police vehicles
I've Traveled Across The Country To Attend Trump Rallies. Here's What You Won't See On TV.
Jimmy Carter’s idealism and humility left a lasting imprint on American life
John Major: Trump’s US isolationism threatens global democracy
Joshua trees are in peril. California has a plan to save them
Julianne Moore’s children’s book about redheads is under ‘review’. What’s happening with US book bans under Trump?
Kamala Harris agrees that Donald Trump is a fascist: ‘Yes, we can say that’
Kamala Harris is the worst nightmare of America’s far right
‘Kamala IS brat’: how the power of pop music has influenced 60 years of US elections
Kharkiv at risk of becoming ‘second Aleppo’ without US aid, mayor says
King Trump Is Not Inevitable
Kyiv’s White House wooing implodes as Zelenskyy tells the truth about Trump
The largest campaign finance violation in US history
Leaded petrol probably affected the mental health of millions of Americans – new study
Leaders urge stronger action to defend Europe after Trump’s re-election
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The List of Trump’s Forbidden Words That Will Get Your Paper Flagged at NSF
LLMs have a strong bias against use of African American English
Long-Range EVs Now Cost Less Than the Average New Car in the US
Major win: 100% of McDonald’s eggs in the US now come from cage-free hens
Majority of ASEAN people favor China over U.S., survey finds
Manufacturing crisis: the challenge of Trump 2.0’s ‘power in chaos’ for other democracies
Meta and Google opt out of Sydney Mardi Gras amid move away from DEI in US
Microsoft Chose Profit Over Security and Left U.S. Government Vulnerable to Russian Hack, Whistleblower Says
More Americans are now seeking UK citizenship. Three of them tell us why
More than a century after their land was ravaged by the California gold rush, Yurok Tribe to reclaim territory
Most of the world has long feared US power. Now its allies do too.
My family lived the horrors of Native American boarding schools – why Biden’s apology doesn’t go far enough
NASA launches a billion-dollar Earth science mission Trump tried to cancel
Native America Calling: One fan’s vision to share his collection of Native music
Nazis Burned Trans Books To Usher In Fascism: Now Trump Does The Same
Nearly all of US states are facing droughts, an unprecedented number
New California law inspired by Ubisoft and Sony requires retailers to warn consumers that the digital games they buy can be taken away at any time
New Project Aims to Protect South America's Chaco-Pantanal Wildlands
New Research Reveals: The New York Bight Is an Important Year-Round Habitat for Endangered Fin Whales
New York City Ready to Expand Greenways Along Rivers, Railways and Parks
New York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier Seas
New York high-rise uses heat pumps and waste heat to cut fossil fuels
New York is suing the world’s biggest meat company. It might be a tipping point for greenwashing
New York State Common Retirement Fund takes action to protect New Yorkers from further losses from oil and gas company investments
Ninth Circuit Decision Upholds Earlier Court Ruling Ordering Partial Removal of Washington’s Electron Dam
NZ depends on the rules-based world Trump is dismantling – why the silence?
Odour of oil and return of Trump hang heavy over Cop29 in Baku
Oil and gas communities are a blind spot in America’s climate and economic policies
Oligarchy is not just a Russian phenomenon. It exists right here in the USA.
‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy
The one where Bandit gives birth: is America ready for the banned Bluey episode?
Our Campus. Our Crisis. Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics.
The Pipeline: How Russian propaganda reaches and influences the U.S.
Plastics companies blocked mitigation efforts and may have broken US laws – study
Podcasts have helped sway many young American men to the right. The same may well happen in Australia
Poetry, parties and ‘strong Australian tea’. The surprising story of how Anzac Day has been marked in the US for over 100 years
Project 2025 calls for the imprisonment of conservatism's enemies—and all of America is their enemy
Publishers are absolutely terrified "preserved video games would be used for recreational purposes," so the US copyright office has struck down a major effort for game preservation
Renewables and climate champion Mark Carney picked as Canada PM to take on Trump and Musk
Republicans once championed immigration in the US. Why has the party’s rhetoric – and public opinion – changed so dramatically?
Republicans terrified of crossing Trump due to physical threats, Democrat says
The rest of the world is building subways like crazy. The U.S. has pretty much given up
Retiring the US debt would retire the US dollar
Revealed: documents shed light on shadowy US far-right fraternal order
Revealed: ‘extremist’ Trump economist plots rightwing overhaul of US treasury
Revealed: International ‘race science’ network secretly funded by US tech boss
Revealed: US airlines lobbied EU over its plan to monitor plane emissions
The Rise of the Brutal American
Russia shares AI images of Hurricane Milton as disinformation abounds in US
Russia strikes Kyiv in huge drone attack hours after Trump win
Russia trying to meddle in Moldovan polls, say UK, US and Canada
Russian court jails US-Russian woman for 12 years over $50 charity donation
Russian spies surveilled Ukrainian troops at US base, trial hears
Safe for autocracy: the world according to Putin and Trump
Salmon Make a Long-Awaited Return to the Klamath River for the First Time in 112 Years, After Largest Dam Removal in U.S.
SARS-CoV-2 serosurvey of healthy, privately owned cats presenting to a New York City animal hospital in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021)
Scientific American Loses Its Bold Leader
Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Houston spew most greenhouse gas of world cities
Sikh separatist leader survives alleged assassination attempt in California
Sikhs in California vote on independence from India
The Slowdown in US Electric Vehicle Sales Looks More Like a Blip
Small Solar Is Driving Biggest Green Market in Latin America
Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
Stoltenberg assures EU that Nato would survive second Trump presidency
Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals
Surprise: American voters actually largely agree on many issues, including topics like abortion, immigration and wealth inequality
The Swamp; or, Inside the Mind of Donald Trump
Swedes launch boycott of US goods in response to recent policy shifts
Ta-Nehisi Coates describes what he saw in Palestine as ‘apartheid’, resembling America’s segregated Jim Crow South
Tesla owners across America are selling, or even rebadging their EVs as a Honda or Audi
“Tesla Takedown:” Protests erupt across US to rally against Elon Musk
Theatrics, hatred and Linda McMahon: how pro wrestling explains Donald Trump
There’s a Term for What Trump and Musk Are Doing
‘There’s quite a similarity’: US civil rights pioneers warn of ‘surge backwards’ under Trump
These American Climate Corps Workers Are Paving a Just, Green Future
These new Texas homes come with free backup batteries
This man saved his town from deadly floodwaters. So why did the US government try to stop him?
This right-wing lawsuit against San Francisco is a preview of what’s to come under Trump and Project 2025
‘This used to be a beautiful place’: how the US became the world’s biggest fossil fuel state
TikTok Users Gleefully Embrace Even More Chinese App To Spite US TikTok Ban
‘Too shameful to acknowledge’: Biden delivers historic apology for Indian boarding schools
The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That’s Made the U.S. Less Secure
Trans women transferred to men’s prisons despite rulings against Trump’s order
Trudeau says Trump is serious about wanting to annex Canada
Trump administration cancels National Nature Assessment, authors look to independently publish report
Trump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threats
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
Trump Allies Try to Bully Dems, Media to Shut Up About His Fascist Plans
Trump and Musk pull plug on national EV network as they wage war on other people’s EVs
Trump calls Zelenskyy a dictator amid fears of irreconcilable rift
Trump Can’t Hide the Real Killers of the American Dream—or the Homeless People Being Left Behind
Trump, Covid, the climate crisis – we’ve had a hard few years. The wounds linger
‘Trump has been explicit about revenge’: Asif Kapadia on his new film about the threat to democracy
Trump has begun dismantling America’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Here’s why Australia may not follow suit
Trump has called time on working from home. Here’s why the world shouldn’t mindlessly follow
Trump has fired a major cyber security investigations body. It’s a risky move
Trump has withdrawn the US from the Paris Agreement. Here’s why that’s not such a bad thing
Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns
Trump is ruling like a ‘king’, following the Putin model. How can he be stopped?
Trump joins Putin, Xi and Modi as the ‘four horsemen’ of global authoritarianism
Trump launches immediate attack on climate, renewables and EVs. How worried should we be?
Trump may cancel Nasa’s powerful SLS Moon rocket – here’s what that would mean for Elon Musk and the future of space travel
Trump Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth’s books foreground anti-Muslim rhetoric
Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn – report
Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now
Trump secretly gave Putin Covid test machines, Bob Woodward book says
Trump wants to do a deal for Ukraine’s critical minerals. Will Zelensky give him what he wants – or will Putin?
Trump ‘will not give a penny to Ukraine’ if he wins, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán says
Trump won’t rule out force to take Greenland – a country with a complex colonial history
Trump-lite: Coalition promises purge of experts who call out nuclear bunkum
Trump’s Canadian tariffs include lumber. He is pushing to cut down American trees instead.
Trump’s Death Cult: How the Trauma of COVID Fueled MAGA Madness
Trump’s “drill baby, drill” plan is a disaster for energy security, and prices
Trump’s economic vision is no longer a ‘maybe’. Here’s what it might mean for Australia and the world
Trump’s EV Charger Purge Could Cost Taxpayers Over $1 Billion
Trump’s Massive Deportation Plan Echoes Concentration Camp History
Trump’s new ‘Director of National Intelligence’, Tulsi Gabbard, belongs to a secretive cult
Trump’s Paris cop-out is bad news for climate, but could give Australia a boost
Trump’s PCLOB Purge Risks Banning Meta, ExTwitter, Google, And Even Truth Social From Europe
Trump’s return is a catastrophe for climate and US energy transition, and China wins the cleantech race
Trump’s senseless capitulation to Putin is a betrayal of Ukraine – and terrible dealmaking
Trump’s tariff threat sets stage for bitter global trade war
Trump’s threatened 25% tariffs on EU imports could trigger ‘economic turmoil’
Trump’s war on climate science is pushing us into a dystopian future
TSMC’s debacle in the American desert
Two great war leaders united by American isolationism: Charles de Gaulle and Volodymyr Zelensky
Two of the US’s biggest newspapers have refused to endorse a presidential candidate. This is how democracy dies
Ukraine war: as 2025 approaches, Kyiv is left with few good options and allies in a Trump 2.0 world
Ukraine war briefing: ‘Human wave’ of North Korean troops being sent to their deaths, says US
US added to international watchlist for rapid decline in civic freedoms
U.S., Allies Issue Rare Warning on Chinese Hacking Group
The US and UK have decimated their aid spending. Australia has a unique opportunity to help fill the vacuum
US banks abandon ‘bare minimum’ environmental standards project, alarming climate groups
The US Banning TikTok Would Play Right Into China’s Hands, And Destroy Decades Of US Work On Promoting An Open Internet
U.S. bans on gasoline-powered leaf blowers grow, as does blowback from landscaping industry
US braces for ‘dangerous’ conditions as heatwave to hit midwest and north-east
The US Center for Disease Control proposes to scrap its five-day COVID-19 isolation recommendations. What are the rules in Australia?
US Christian right has taken aim at LGBTIQ+ rights, sex education and abortion in Africa – new book
US city tells residents to stop sticking googly eyes on its statues
US DoE report busts LNG myth, says fossil gas exports are bad for consumers and the planet
U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak
The US election has put the spotlight on Haiti. Its history reveals extensive exploitation by the US – and France
US energy secretary tells UK and Australian conservatives that net zero is “sinister” and “unachievable”
The US Government Has Abandoned Us to Endless COVID. We Can Do Better.
U.S. Government Publishes First Thorough Analysis of Harm Done to Indigenous Groups by Columbia River Dams
US hostility towards the ICC is nothing new – it supports the court only when it suits American interests
The US is about to get its first solar-covered canal
The US isn’t the only country voting on Nov 5. This small Pacific nation is also holding an election – and China is watching
US justice department announces investigation into Tulsa race massacre
US military launched a secret anti-vax campaign in the Philippines – here’s why I’m not surprised
US moves to repeal water heater efficiency standards in all-in attack on decarbonisation
US power grid added battery equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors in past four years
US reportedly foiled Russian plot to kill boss of German arms firm supplying Ukraine
US researchers identify new sugar-based resin for easily recyclable wind turbine blades
US Should End Solitary Confinement of Immigrants
US state department falsified report absolving Israel on Gaza aid – ex-official
U.S. State Department Shuts Down Pollution Monitoring Abroad
US support to maintain UK’s nuclear arsenal is in doubt, experts say
The US supreme court just completed Trump’s January 6 coup attempt
U.S. Terminates Funding for Polio, H.I.V., Malaria and Nutrition Programs Around the World
US ‘TikTok refugees’ are fleeing to Chinese app RedNote. It’s a new phase of the digital cold war
US to support global treaty aiming to reduce production of plastic
US trade wars with China – and how they play out in Africa
USAid shutdown isn’t just a humanitarian issue – it’s a threat to American interests
The US-Russia prisoner swap shows how journalists risk being used as geopolitical bargaining chips
The US’s Easternmost City Could Be a Model for the Country’s Renewable Future
Vast swaths of US will be exposed to polluted air by 2054, says report
Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds
Victorian flood victim 'first private resident' to import US military-grade protection for her home
Videos of Biden looking lost are a viral political tactic: ‘low-level manipulation’
View from The Hill: tariff rebuff feeds into debate about how Australia handles Donald Trump
Vodka maker Stoli files for bankruptcy in US after ransomware attack
Waiting for Trump to be re-elected is wrong – Nato leaders need to Trump-proof their policies now
The Washington Blade interviews President Joe Biden
“We need renewables and storage now” to cut costs and grow economy, says US energy giant
"We would look at all the American RPGs and the JRPGs at the time and just go, 'Right, if they're doing it, we're not": Peter Molyneux and John McCormack talk the development of Fable 20 years on
Were It Not for White Supremacy, America Would Have Single-payer Healthcare
What Do US Vehicle Regulators Have Against Tiny Cars?
What Happened When America Emptied Its Youth Prisons
What is the Darien Gap? And why are more migrants risking this Latin American route to get to the US?
What is the value of US security guarantees? Here’s what history shows
What JD Vance and Donald Trump don't want you to know about Springfield
What Venezuela Twenty Years Ago Taught Me About The USA Today
What would a second Trump presidency mean for the global economy?
When a bad Trump joke becomes an affair of state, Germany has lost more than its sense of humour
Where is America?
The White House Has a Plan to Slash Plastic Use in the U.S.
Who Will Manage the US Climate Retreat?
Why are Americans toasting their fairy bread, and can the New York Times stop them?
Why did the US change its mind on Ukraine firing missiles into Russia? And will it impact the war?
Why do millions of Americans believe the 2020 presidential election was ‘stolen’ from Donald Trump?
Why hurricanes like Milton in the US and cyclones in Australia are becoming more intense and harder to predict
Why Increasing Income Inequality Is Tearing America Apart
‘Why pick a battle over this?’: Trump’s threats over Panama Canal reopen wounds over 1989 US invasion
Why scientists fear a second Trump term, and what they are doing about it
Why Trump accuses people of wrongdoing he himself committed − an explanation of projection
Wildfires are killing California's ancient giants. Can seedlings save sequoia trees?
Wind-driven wildfire rages in California with scores of homes charred
With its latest Moon mission success, China’s space programme has the US in its sights
“World leaders” South Australia and California agree to collaborate on final stretch to 100 pct renewables
World reacts after Donald Trump, JD Vance berate Ukraine’s Zelenskyy
World War II ‘Rumor Clinics’ Helped America Battle Wild Gossip
Yes, beavers can help stop wildfires. And more places in California are embracing them
Zelenskyy: Europe cannot guarantee Ukraine’s security without America
Zelenskyy says Russia will ‘wage war on Nato’ if US support for Ukraine wanes
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