DOGE cuts staff responsible for FOIA requests By: Reshma Ramachandran Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025,…
The rising danger of the global submarine nuclear arms race By Lynda Williams Right now, beneath the world’s oceans, approximately 30 nuclear-armed submarines patrol silently, virtually undetectable. These submarines represent humanity’s deadliest doomsday machines: stealthy,…
By Sam Gustin President Trump’s suggestion that the tragic Potomac air crash was somehow the fault of disabled federal air traffic controllers was appalling—but it should have come as no surprise. Trump’s contempt for people…
A love letter from NCCASA to rape crisis advocates By North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault At NCCASA, we recognize the transformative power of support services for survivors of sexual violence. Every call answered, every…
By Sergio A. Lambertucci, Andrea Santangeli & Pablo I. Plaza As many wild animal populations are already under strain from habitat loss, climate change and other global change drivers, previously neglected threats such as some…
But LA’s Covid Mask Organizers Have It Covered Angelenos are stepping in to make sure their communities can breathe. By Julia Métraux Los Angeles has been hit with its worst-ever wildfires, which continue to blaze,…
By Kari Thompson It is the largest successful union election in recent memory: 10,000 nurses will be joining the Teamsters. They work for hospital conglomerate Corewell Health at eight hospitals and one outpatient facility, all…
By Luis Feliz Leon A majority of the 1,000 auto workers at the car battery park Blue Oval in Glendale, Kentucky, have signed union cards to join the United Auto Workers. The battery park, a…
Commentary by Nate Bear As we approach the five year mark of the first known case of covid-19, as we contemplate a half decade of watching a novel virus rip through our communities, our countries,…
Okay, COVID is a problem. What can we do about it anyway? Commentary by Julia Doubleday The problem is stark: we have unmitigated transmission of a deadly and disabling virus, in all public spaces, with…