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Back to SearchWhat Does Donald Trump’s Use of the National Guard Mean for our Democracy?
In the past, a U.S. president deployed the National Guard on domestic soil to enforce laws or quash protests once every few decades in extremely rare…
7 months, 1 week ago
Why We Need Shade in a Warming World
In Los Angeles County — famous for its sunshine — just 20% of urbanized areas are shaded at noon. That’s creating a serious health hazard for people …
7 months, 1 week ago
Shoshana Walter’s ‘Rehab’ Finds Corruption, Profiteering and Dismal Rates of Recovery In America’s Drug Treatment System
Nearly eight years ago, journalist Shoshana Walter followed a lead on a drug and alcohol rehab program that put patients to work at a chicken plant. …
7 months, 1 week ago
Why Is Gen Z Having Less Sex?
Gen Z is having less sex, and journalist Carter Sherman has spent the last several years interviewing more than 100 teens and 20-somethings about why…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Fed Up With the Apps, Daters Turn to Old School Set Ups
Dating is going old school. More than a decade after apps like Tinder, Hinge and Bumble transformed dating, many singles are signing off and asking t…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Starvation in Gaza Persists Despite Increased Aid Deliveries
The latest reporting from Gaza describes a humanitarian crisis of catastrophic proportions. Children are starving; families face impossible choices b…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
California Considers More Drilling and Other Concessions to Big Oil as Refineries Plan to Close
California has long gone head-to-head with big oil, leading many of the efforts to curb climate damage caused at the hands of the fossil fuel industr…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Is the American Media Caving to Trump?
Is legacy media self-censoring under the Trump Administration? The canceling of “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and the multi-million dollar pay…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Why Americans Flock to Mexico’s “Molar City” for Dental Care
New Yorker staff writer Burkhard Bilger doesn’t have great teeth. According to Bilger, his “gaptoothed grin” makes him look like he came from a bar f…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
California Leaders Eye Special Election to Counter Texas Redistricting Plans
California Democrats have long criticized gerrymandering, the practice of drawing district maps to influence election outcomes. But as Texas Republic…
7 months, 2 weeks ago