Category: Politics
Planned Parenthood Can Access Medicaid Funding After Congressional Ban Expires
Thirteen states have either blocked or tried to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood on their own. …
As Hawaii Hosts International War Games, Residents Question Costs of Militarism
Rim of the Pacific — the world’s largest maritime exercise — unleashes five weeks of intensified pollution on Hawaii. …
Trump Uses Full Weight of Federal Government to Restrict Gender-Affirming Care
Several federal agencies have taken unprecedented steps to keep physicians from providing care to trans youth. …
Florida Bars Undocumented Students from State Colleges
Over 49,000 undocumented students are currently enrolled in Florida colleges. …
Chemical Accidents Are on the Rise as Trump Proposes Weakening Regulations
Chemical releases from industrial accidents that hurt or killed people increased by nearly 50 percent in recent years. …
The Nationwide Resistance Against Flock Surveillance Cameras Is Gaining Steam
Since 2021, 82 Flock contracts have been canceled across 28 US states — nearly half of them during this year alone. …
Defiance Against Trump Drives Rise of Democratic Socialist in DC Mayor’s Race
Grassroots organizers offer a look inside the movement that helped Janeese Lewis George win the Democratic primary. …
Incarcerated People Lose Treasured Media When Prisons Change Tablet Contracts
People are losing purchased music and games, as well as emails and photographs from loved ones, without compensation. …
US Leaders Know UAE Backs Massacres in Sudan. Stopping Them Would Be Too Costly.
The Emirates’ promised $1.4 trillion investment in the US appears to be incentivizing Washington to look the other way. …
New Diseases Threaten Public Health as Trump’s Cuts Leave US Unprepared
Gaps in government health surveillance are leaving openings for dangerous diseases to slip through undetected. …
