Hong Kong Democracy Is at a ‘Low Point’ After Blows to the Suffrage Movement
First they came for the democracy activists. Or so it seemed in Hong Kong this week. On Sunday,…
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The House Science Committee Once Again Flouts Science
During a hearing on Wednesday at the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Republicans sought to challenge…
The Supreme Court Sets a New Precedent on the Death Penalty and Disability
The state of Texas really wants to kill Bobby J. Moore. The Supreme Court, in its 5–3 decision…
Congress Eyes a Bill to Speed Up Dam Construction
Republicans from arid Western states have set their sights on making dam-building easier. Led by California Representative Tom…
The Trump Administration Is Pretending Older LGBTQ Americans Don’t Exist
Often, battles over rights take place with a feverish public intensity, as we saw in January when crowds…
This Is How Trump’s Budget Cut Would Harm Medical Research
Among the many potential casualties of the Trump administration’s proposed budget is medical research. President Donald Trump’s recent…
Media Literacy and the Role of Our Nation’s Schools
In early February, the New York Timesannounced a new program to provide subscriptions to public school students across…
The American Heartland’s Uncertain Future
The biggest surprise of November 8th, 2016, was the fall of three crucial bricks in the great Midwestern…
Trump’s Latest Executive Order Is Neither ‘Pro-Jobs’ nor ‘Pro-Environment’
President Donald Trump appears set to sign an executive order today dismantling the Clean Power Plan, the President…
This Week in Controversial Environmental Laws
Two important regulations dealing with environmental protection and science are expected to move through the federal government this…