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At Least 1,277 Measles Cases Identified in 2025 — the Highest Number Since 1992
Health experts describe the count as “devastating,” as the virus was deemed virtually eradicated in the early 2000s.
“Alligator Alcatraz” Prisoners Say Their Living Conditions Are a Form of Torture
They report inadequate and maggot-infested food, inability to bathe, flooding, denial of religious practice, and more.
Netanyahu Says Relocating Palestinians From Gaza Gives Them “Free Choice”
The “freedom” being offered is to be made refugees again so Israel can continue ethnic cleansing, says Peter Beinart.
Cruz Seen Vacationing in Greece After Deaths Recorded in Texas Floods
One witness confronted Cruz at the Parthenon, asking, “20 kids dead in Texas and you take a vacation?”
Federal Judge Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood in Trump-GOP Budget Law
Planned Parenthood welcomed the decision to issue a temporary injunction but stressed that the legal battle is not over.
US’s Largest Labor Union Votes to Cut All Ties to the Anti-Defamation League
The ADL leveraged spurious antisemitism claims to demand that schools bring it in to set policy and provide programming.
Japanese BDS Activists Are Ramping Up Their Campaign Against a Robotics Company
Japan BDS is claiming a special responsibility to end Japanese robot makers’ complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry
Economist Michael Ash shares new data on racial disparities in the industry — a major purveyor of environmental racism.
Trump Falsely Calls “Big Beautiful Bill” the “Most Popular” Law Ever Signed
One poll published in June found that nearly 6 in 10 Americans were opposed to the bill.
A New Supreme Court Case Could Give the Wealthy Even More Political Power
A GOP court challenge could lead to the biggest erosion in campaign spending limitations since Citizens United.