How accent discrimination reinforces America’s deepest divides
The American Southern accent reveals how linguistic prejudice reinforces classism, regionalism, and subconscious bias across generations.
Why society is increasingly turning to community schools to address the youth mental health...
The struggles of a rural school district in New Mexico illustrate how educators and parents believe they know what will work—if only they can get policy leaders to support it.
No-bid contracts and taxpayer funds fuel scrutiny of Trump’s White House ballroom
A Republican push to spend $400 million in taxpayer funds on Trump’s White House ballroom is colliding with allegations of inflated no-bid contracts, donor conflicts, and questions over whether a recent security scare is being used to justify a project critics say reflects presidential self-interest over public need.
‘Everything you see’: Investigation reveals Israeli troops were ordered to shoot civilians and hostages...
Testimony from Israeli soldiers and the mother of a slain hostage has intensified scrutiny over battlefield orders in Gaza, the killing of Israeli captives waving white flags, and whether military directives encouraged indiscriminate lethal force during operations in Shujaiya.
CDC study reveals increase of biofilm in US water systems
Due to the country’s aging infrastructure, the CDC expects a further increase to the transmission of diseases through biofilms and water systems.
Trump invokes wartime powers to expand fossil fuel production amid rising energy costs
Defense Production Act orders authorize federal support for oil, coal, liquefied natural gas, and grid infrastructure as industry profits increase during Iran conflict.
Big oil cashes in as Trump’s Iran war drives $30 million per hour windfall...
Analysis shows fossil fuel giants capturing massive gains as oil prices surge during conflict, intensifying scrutiny over war-driven economic impacts.
Canada is quietly putting war into your portfolio
That means funding for military supply chains, weapons systems, and defense infrastructure would increasingly flow through financial markets rather than direct public expenditure.
‘Data Colonialism’: Native communities fight AI data centers on indigenous land
As tech companies set their sights on Indigenous lands, an activist said, “We’re always the one that ends up having to sacrifice our relationship to land, air, water, our communities and our nonhuman relatives.”
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues