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Trump Describes Executions to Kids, While MAGA Bans Lessons Causing “Discomfort”
Trump’s War on Iran Is a Symptom of Unchecked US Military Power
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What the US Would Lose If It Eliminates the National Center for Atmospheric Research
Today in Supreme Court History: May 16, 1918
The Anarchists Who Thought Mao Was on Their Side
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SCOTUS Denied VA Dems’ Attempt to Salvage Congressional Map Approved by Voters
Virginia’s Democratic attorney general, Jay Jones, said Friday night that he would redouble efforts to campaign on behalf of Democrats in the upcoming midterm elections following the US Supreme Court’
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Immigrants Are Reportedly Being Held in ICE Jails Despite Agreeing to Leave US
Accusations that ICE is a giant ATM machine for private prison contractors have been a common critique of the Trump administration’s immigration policies. But a key congresswoman in the fight against
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The US Has Treated Immigrant Doctors as a Safety Net in Moments of Crisis
Soon after Medicare, Medicaid, and the Hart-Celler Act, also known as the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, became law, the federal government began to label certain geographic areas as Health
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How Indigenous Organizers Defeated Plans to Mine a Sacred Black Hills Site
Indigenous organizers and environmental groups are celebrating a rare and hard-fought victory after a South Dakota mining company withdrew its plan to drill for graphite near Pe’ Sla, a sacred site in
Global Voices56d
Across Latin America, May Day protests highlight workers’ struggles and solidarity
Workers march against precarity, authoritarianism, inequality, violence, and shrinking social protections
The Marshall Project56d
Rats, Insects and Mold: How Bad Food Leaves Prisoners Hungry and Sick
Meals at Georgia state prisons, captured with contraband phones in 2023 and 2025.
The Conversation56d
From beef ribs to a ‘heavenly’ walk: Xi-Trump summit symbolism underscored American power and Chinese tradition
Diplomacy often masquerades as theater. And nearly nine years after his first state visit to China, Donald Trump returned to Beijing with an extended cast of characters.
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Stewart Brand on Fixing Stuff, Modern Environmentalism, and the Nuclear Future
Stewart Brand has spent decades shaping how we think about technology, the environment, and the future. He first came to prominence in the 1960s as co-creator of the Whole Earth Catalog, the countercu
Inside Climate News56d
After Snowy Winter Delays Prevention, New Jersey Faces Rising Wildfire Risk
By Anna Mattson
Grist56d
Wild blueberry farms across Maine suffer as climate change upends growing seasons
Last summer, the wild blueberry fields at Crystal Spring Farm turned red too soon.
CalMatters56d
Data centers are guzzling California’s water. We have no idea how much
Data center builders don’t tell the public how much water they use, according to a new report — and the industry is encroaching into water-stressed and vulnerable communities.
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Monica Montefalcone, leading seagrass scientist, dies in Maldives diving accident, aged 51
To Monica Montefalcone, the sea was a place to study: its plants, reefs, hidden habitats and seasonal changes. A meadow of Posidonia oceanica was not just a patch of green beneath the water. It provid
Inside Climate News56d
World Health Organization Must Prioritize Workers, Experts Say
By Liza Gross
CalMatters56d
Insurance commissioner candidates float bigger California role
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Reason Magazine56d
Josh Hawley's Pro-Union Bill Would Let Washington Write Your Contract
In recent years, observers have closely tracked the rise of pro-union sentiments on the political right. During his reelection campaign, President Donald Trump garnered headlines for skipping a presid
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Anatomy of a coverage: The making of Global Voices Spotlight
More focused storytelling leads to stronger engagement, and stronger engagement leads to more meaningful conversations.
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As more rural students apply to college, attention turns to helping them succeed there
AMHERST, Mass. — Crowding around a fire pit outside the Amherst College campus center, earnest-looking high school seniors offered fire-building suggestions as intently as if they were taking a final