Modern agriculture relies on tilling, which degrades a field’s ability to hold water and carbon. https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2026/03/high-tech-das-experiments-farming-tilling-soil-fertility-carbon-water-capacity/

Before Rosa Parks, before Brown v. Board, there was Sarah Keys Evans. A new book tells her story. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/the-black-veteran-who-desegregated-interstate-buses/

Community leaders expose plastic industry myths—and the danger lurking next door. https://www.motherjones.com/sponsored/meet-the-moms-fighting-toxic-air-pollution-you-could-be-next/

The shortest honest summary of where we are: the military phase of this conflict is likely winding down. The strategic problem — a wounded Iran with leverage over global oil supply, a fractured alliance system, a confused negotiating track & a chokepoint that can be closed again...is not. https://open.substack.com/pub/adamkinzinger/p/one-chokepoint-120-oil-and-a-broken?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Trump, his MAGA cabinet, and their Congressional entourage do not worship the God of Scripture, and certainly not Jesus. They worship Trump. They worship themselves and their own plans. They worship their own way of seeing the world.
https://open.substack.com/pub/ourmoralmoment/p/moral-opposition-to-an-unholy-war?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Ensuring emerging technologies are safe, useful and accessible can feel daunting, but here are 2 great organizations who’ve been fighting for our rights for a long time: Electronic Frontier Foundation: eff.org Fight for the Future: fightforthefuture.org
https://open.substack.com/pub/jimhightower/p/the-reality-of-the-virtual-metaverse?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

But the biggest reason you should care about this is the ultimate repository for the consequences of private equity’s blunders could be your retirement account. Years from now, you’ll scroll to your remaining 401(k) balance & find most of it has been spent on a 4th home...for a guy named Brant. https://prospect.org/2026/03/31/apr-2026-magazine-private-equitys-great-escape-continuation-funds-rollup-retirement-abu-dhabi-investment-council-energy-mineral-group/

The petition fell short by 259 signatures. The repeal is dead. Better Boundaries Executive Director Rasmussen said she looks forward to the day Utah voters can finally pick their politicians—“not the other way around.” Trump called it a priority. Utahns mailed back their signatures & killed it. https://open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/p/the-trump-playbook-failed-michigan?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Over 4 days of hearings, Starwood’s lawyers argued the generators aren’t a tank farm & the exhaust pipes aren’t smokestacks...Board member Robert Snowden said: “If 1.2 gigawatts of power being consumed isn’t heavy, I don’t know what is.” On March 26, the board voted unanimously to block the project. https://open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/p/the-trump-playbook-failed-michigan?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

Donovan didn’t spin it. “The boat strikes aren’t the answer,” he said, adding that the strikes are “probably not the most effective tool.” Under oath before the US Senate, Trump’s own general told the truth. https://open.substack.com/pub/dworkin/p/the-trump-playbook-failed-michigan?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email