Omar Ocampo is a researcher at the Program on Inequality and the Common Good at the Institute for Policy Studies. Maya Khadr is a Henry A. Wallace Fellow at the Institute for Poli ...

City-owned grocery stores are a promising solution for communities who suffer from the hunger and food insecurity that comes from living in food deserts, urban or rural neighborhoods with limited ...

While the ruling vacates the agency’s denial of the petition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will have 60 days to appeal the decision or grant protections under the Endangered Species Act to gray ...

Global plastic pollution is projected to hit 460 million tonnes by 2025 and campaigners have urged world leaders to “ provide global rules that will control the amount of plastics being produced” and ...

In a new study conducted by The Lancet, scientists found plastics are responsible for endangering human and planetary health at all stages of life. From fossil fuel extraction, production, use, ...

Despite rising out-of-pocket costs and millions losing coverage, U.S. health insurance giants posted record profits in 2024 while their CEOs took home a combined $146 million.

Donald Trump’s tariff announcements are just such a tectonic shift in U.S. policy. As with a tsunami, however, the impact varies from place to place and arrives after a certain delay. The ...

As if these six victories are not enough, stay tuned for new peace treaties that will end the Wars on Science, Education, Rational Thought, a Free Press, and "the big one"!—Habeas Corpus. After all, ...

Democracy Now! was at the demonstration and spoke to some of the protesters, including Motaz Azaiza, renowned photojournalist from Gaza, and Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari, who was arrested.

Press freedom and civil liberties groups warn that loosening media consolidation rules would further erode independent news, local coverage, and democratic accountability. A coalition of 16 press ...

More than 600 journalists call the press restrictions in Gaza “the worst blackout in modern conflict” as Israel moves forward with plans to fully occupy the strip and restricts independent coverage of ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stated that Donald Trump “has brokered on average about one peace deal or ceasefire per month during his 6 months in office.” Therefore, she concluded, “It ...