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DOGE Attacks on Social Security Have Left Millions in the Lurch
Disabled, ill, and aging Americans are facing a broken system that's now harder to navigate than ever.
Gaza Farmland Is Destroyed, But Some Are Growing Food Even While Displaced
In Gaza, war is not measured only by the number of airstrikes, but by the number of trees that no longer bear fruit.
Trump Axed Nearly $1B in Solar Funding as Puerto Rico Faces Power Outages
The money is being redirected to the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, a utility with a history of corruption.
Trump’s New Pharma Tariffs Could Drive Up Medical Costs, Patient Advocates Warn
Under a new order, brand-name pharmaceuticals made in other countries could be hit with tariffs as high as 100 percent.
Turning Point USA Throws Weight Against Clean Energy in Local Arizona Election
“It’s effectively feudal,” a clean energy advocate says of a utility board election in which only landowners can vote.
Our Prison-Like Clinic System Is Thwarting Effective Opioid Addiction Treatment
The clinics that control methadone are driving people out of treatment and back to a toxic supply of street drugs.
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Are Threatening to Shutter Hospitals Across the US
The GOP is reportedly considering kicking hundreds of thousands more off Medicaid to fund Trump's illegal war on Iran.
The EPA Is Routinely Failing to Require Warnings on Cancer-Linked Pesticides
The agency rarely warns of cancer risks, even when its own research shows a product’s ingredients are carcinogenic.
Trump Convenes “God Squad” Committee in Move That Could Annihilate Whale Species
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth cited national security when requesting exemptions to endangered species protections.
A Texas City Faces Water Crisis as Big Oil and Gas Use Most of It
Corpus Christi faces a looming emergency as officials delay limits on large-scale water consumption.