New Year minimum wage hikes hopeful to boost consumer spending, strengthen businesses
In 2025, 15 states plus Washington D.C. have scheduled minimum wage increases to $15 or higher.
Mahmoud Khalil’s disappearance: The Trump administration’s crackdown on political dissent
Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist and Columbia graduate, was forcibly taken by ICE without a warrant, marking the first political disappearance under Trump’s second administration.
Watch: Veterans apologize to Indigenous on behalf of U.S. Army at Standing Rock
Today, hundreds of veterans from across the United States took a knee and begged for forgiveness for crimes committed toward indigenous people in the name of the U.S. military.
Inherited wealth boom puts a spotlight on a global inequality emergency
As the G20 prepares to meet in Johannesburg, experts warn that more than $70 trillion set to change hands will entrench wealth gaps and threaten democracy without coordinated action.
The refugee crisis is a sign of a planet in trouble
We must shift the structures of society to ensure the Earth remains healthy and everyone has access to a decent livelihood.
What the Pegasus Project has revealed about the rise of for profit surveillance
For journalists and activists what we’ve learned about Pegasus has created new doubts about security.
FDA Confirms Presence of Carcinogen in Baby Food
The FDA’s sudden testing for glyphosate in foods came about earlier this year after independent researchers had already conducted their own testing and found glyphosate in a wide variety of foods.
Dr. Atul Gawande: Hundreds of thousands have already died since Trump closed USAID
“We’re seeing early deaths, like the malnutrition cases, and then we’ll see the wave that’s more to come.”
School vouchers have been a disaster—now advocates are trying to rename them
What you need to know about education savings accounts, a kind of “super-voucher.”
Grocery chains are passing Trump tariff costs on to US consumers with higher prices:...
The price of food has increased by 3 percent in the past year, with meats, poultry, fish, and eggs getting 5.6 percent more expensive from June 2024 to June 2025.