Trump would cut TANF by $21 billion, impose harmful spending restrictions
This budget would halt states’ progress and encourage them to withdraw critical supports to families in poverty.
Trump’s EPA deepens environmental rollback with delays, deregulation, and industry favoritism
From coal ash delays to dicamba reapproval, Trump’s EPA faces backlash for gutting public health safeguards and empowering polluters.
California pension funds have billions invested in fossil fuel companies named in state’s lawsuit
The two funds are resisting pressure from legislators and activists to shed their gas and oil holdings.
Working longer ‘not a viable solution’ to US retirement crisis, economists say
Instead of forcing aging employees to delay retirement, lawmakers should ensure that workers have "access to jobs that pay fair wages and provide solid benefits during their prime working years," argues a new report.
‘Humanity must prevail’ in Gaza, says UN official as refugee shelters become IDF targets
"Wars have rules," said the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. "Civilians, hospitals, schools, clinics, and UN premises cannot be a target."
We saved net neutrality once. We can do it again.
Just a few years ago, powerful grassroots pressure rose up to protect a free and open internet.
One year after Khashoggi’s brutal murder: Business as usual?
Heinous. Savage. Ghastly. It’s hard to find the words to describe the act of luring journalist Jamal Khashoggi into a Saudi consulate...
The game-changing promise of an OTC birth control pill
The U.S. appears likely to legalize over-the-counter contraception—a critical step in increasing women’s bodily autonomy and economic independence.
Choosing life in a pro-violence society
Post-Dobbs abortion access for military dependents is in question.
JD Vance’s astonishing transformation: From calling Trump ‘America’s Hitler’ to Vice Presidential pick
Does Vance’s dramatic reversal mark a significant shift in his political journey, reflecting broader trends within the Republican Party and American politics?