Joan Meiners is an investigative reporter and Ph.D. ecologist, focused on demystifying environmental issues of broad public concern. Email her at joan.meiners@gmail.com and follow her on Twitter @beecycles.
Sen. Alex Padilla was violently removed and handcuffed while attempting to question DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, drawing widespread condemnation and fueling fears of growing authoritarianism.
Palestinians seeking food at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites are being killed and injured in rising numbers, as Israel enforces a siege that aid experts and survivors say is deliberately fueling chaos, displacement, and starvation.