Johnson’s Win May Deliver Brexit but Could Risk U.K.’s Breakup

The Associated Press Dec 14, 2019 Scotland and Northern Ireland didn’t embrace the Conservative landslide—and may be drifting permanently away from London. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.K. Court Rules Johnson’s Suspension of Parliament Unlawful

JILL LAWLESS / The Associated Press Sep 11, 2019 With Brexit due in 50 days, the decision deepens Britain's political deadlock. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Why Ocasio-Cortez Renewed Her Call for Trump’s Impeachment

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Sep 8, 2019 The New York representative's call came after a report detailing how the U.S. Air Force is diverting resources to prop up Trump's resort in Scotland. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

A Revolutionary Writer for Our Darkest Days

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Aug 30, 2019 Novelist Ali Smith manages to render humanity's astonishing resilience in the face of “volcanic political canyon-ing across the world.” Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Facts Don’t Care About Ben Shapiro’s Feelings

Jacob Bacharach / Truthdig May 13, 2019 The conservative pundit is being roasted for a disastrous interview with the BBC, but he exposed himself as an intellectual fraud long ago. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Scotland Does a Stunning About-Face on Climate Change

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 29, 2019 First Minister Nicola Sturgeon calls a “climate emergency” in response to a call from to the youth protest movement Extinction Rebellion. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scotland’s Green Energy Strides Are Leaving Us in the Dust

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Mar 31, 2019 Nearly 75 percent of the British nation's 2018 gross electricity consumption came from renewables, and that's far from its only green success. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Three Countries Show How Close We Are to a Totally Green Grid

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Apr 9, 2018 Achievements in Portugal, Scotland and Costa Rica show that a 100-percent-clean electricity grid is no longer a dream. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Wind Met 99% of Scots’ Power Needs in October, and Other Green Successes

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Nov 12, 2017 The Trump strategy of slapping penalties on alternative technologies and giving fossil fuels subsidies has a very limited shelf life. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Scotland’s New Offshore Wind Turbines Power 20,000 Homes

Juan Cole / Informed Comment Oct 28, 2017 In the first six months of 2017, moving air supplied 57 percent of Scotland's electricity, and authorities seek to have renewables provide all of it by 2020. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

On One Day in May, 87 Percent of Italy’s Electricity Came From Renewables

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 30, 2017 The fact that on especially bright and windy days renewables can perform at this level is a harbinger. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Illuminating the Darkness in the Age of Despair

Staff / Truthdig Jul 4, 2017 In a U.K. commencement speech, the author urges grads to "confront the poisonous authoritarianism that is emerging in many countries today." (Pictured, an anti-Trump march in London.) Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )