Tuesday, September 1, 2026

Leslie Nemo

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Leslie Nemo is a freelance science journalist based in Michigan. Her reporting on everything from hemp farms to cactus transplants has appeared in publications like Scientific American, CityLab, Undark and more.

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The US Capitol at dusk. Photo: Sven A Rajala / CC BY-SA 4.0

The second worst MAGA Trump calamity – more than equal to its Constitutional concussion

Robert S. Becker on the deeper, still-unfolding costs of Trumpism beyond its constitutional violations.
The flag of Haiti. Photo: Cloudcounter (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

DHS video shows shackled Haitians boarding deportation flight, days after TPS ends

A Miami archbishop who has lobbied Washington for Haitian migrants says the country is still "a house on fire," a week after a gang massacre in Port-au-Prince killed dozens.
A hospital emergency room entrance. Photo: Bbfd / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Breaking up hospital and drug monopolies could save families $6,000 a year, report finds

A 26-group coalition of pharmacists, physicians and patients says consolidation, not coverage gaps, is driving the crisis.
The US Department of Justice headquarters in Washington. Photo: Tony Webster / CC BY 2.0

How Do We Stop a Coup? We Organize

With a thousand DOJ monitors ordered to polling places this November and troops not ruled out, a People's Action coalition of 500 groups is organizing a Labor Day mobilization to defend the vote.

The dark side of ecotourism: When green travel exploits people and the planet

As luxury eco-retreats and voluntourism surge, experts warn that without systemic reform, the industry may be doing more harm than good.