Israel’s delayed prisoner release casts shadow over Gaza cease-fire
The fragile truce between Israel and Hamas faces uncertainty as Netanyahu’s government halts the release of 620 Palestinian prisoners, risking renewed violence.
Trump to slash EPA funding to fuel U.S. war machine
“Most federal agencies will see a reduction as a result.”
Combating censorship: Pressley’s bill targets discriminatory book bans as civil rights violations
In a bold move against escalating book bans, Rep. Ayanna Pressley introduces a legislative response to safeguard diversity and freedom in literature.
Three Miami police officers arrested on drug trafficking charges
“No one wants corrupt officers in our police departments or on our streets.”
Necropolitics and the language of death: How military talk turns recruits into killers
From boot camp battle cries to euphemisms on the battlefield, the U.S. military relies on “kill talk”—a robust linguistic infrastructure to strip individuality, suppress empathy, and normalize violence, long before they ever fire a shot.
Can we measure inequality without tallying the wealth of our wealthy?
Hundreds of prestigious economists don’t think so. The World Bank, unfortunately, does.
Trump administration lifts ban on GE salmon
The GE salmon could be in grocery stores as soon as 2020.
Congress passes final spending bill with cuts to EPA, Interior budgets
The bill passed after a year of mass firings were conducted by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
Legal action against Shell board previews wave of lawsuits against company directors
Individuals are expected to be a growing target of legal action on climate change, with activists, investors, and regulators looking carefully at how companies and their boards disclose and respond to climate risks.
What connects Trump’s likely arrest with the bank bailouts?
Let's start with multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, and follow the money.