Eloise Goldsmith

1 day ago | commondreams.org | Eloise Goldsmith

In an open letter published Wednesday, amid the Trump administration's unprecedented scrutiny on Big Law, multiple legal groups are calling on elite American law firms to convene and coordinate a unified response to U.S. President Donald Trump's "unconstitutional actions" and "threats to the rule of law and system of justice." The legal groups include the coalition Lawyers Defending American Democracy (LDAD), the coalition Lawyers Allied Under Rule of Law, and the Steady State—which,...

1 day ago | commondreams.org | Eloise Goldsmith

Active progressive and Democratic-leaning voters are interested in seeing primary challengers to Democrats who represent the "status quo" and are "failing to meet the moment," according to a survey from the group Our Revolution, which polled more than 4,100 voters meeting that description between April 18-20.

1 day ago | commondreams.org | Eloise Goldsmith

As Israel's blockade of aid into Gaza continues, misery in the enclave has been compounded after Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday destroyed several bulldozers used to clear streets and remove bodies from beneath rubble. According to the United Nations, citing local officials, the destruction of the heavy machinery has brought rescue and recovery efforts to a halt, making it even more challenging to reach the thousands of bodies trapped under rubble.

1 day ago | alaska-native-news.com | Eloise Goldsmith

“The steadily declining persistence of seasonal snow is a warning bell for an emerging water crisis,” according to the reportA report released Monday found that snow persistence in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, sometimes called the “third pole” because of its water resources, was at its lowest level in 23 years during the 2024-2025 winter, or 23.6% below normal—a concerning water security development for nearly two billion people who rely on river basins that are fed by the region’s snowmelt.

2 days ago | commondreams.org | Eloise Goldsmith

On Tuesday, to coincide with Earth Day, multiple Democratic senators renewed their effort to pass bills to protect the Pacific and Atlantic oceans from offshore oil and gas drilling—part of a broader legislative push by Democrats to safeguard U.S. coastal waters. Sen. Alex Padilla of California has reintroduced the West Coast Ocean Protection Act, which would permanently end new oil and gas leases for offshore drilling off the coast of California, Oregon, and Washington.