Environment and Health
Ten Ways You’re Being Burned By Billionaires
Many Americans don’t realize it, but the decisions of billionaires shape every aspect of our lives. Here are just a few — and what we can do.
AI ‘Friends’ Are a Big Joke — At Our Expense
Most Americans think technology is making us lonelier. Big Tech’s solution? Be friends with your tech.
Stop Trump’s SNAP Coverup
The administration isn’t just cutting food benefits for hungry kids. It’s cancelling federal research into who’s even hungry.
The Health Care Emergency Behind the Government Shutdown
Health care costs are about to skyrocket for working Americans, but GOP lawmakers are prioritizing tax breaks for the wealthy.
RFK Threatens a Century of Medical Progress
The antivaxxer-in-chief may lead us back to an era of long-eradicated diseases.
Privatizing the VA Will Be a Disaster for Rural Vets
Forcing millions of veterans out of the VA and into our crumbling rural hospitals will hurt both vets and their communities.
AI Is a Dangerous Billionaire Boondoggle
Billionaires want to use your tax dollars to put nuclear-powered AI data centers in drought-prone farmland. What could go wrong?
The Climate’s Emergency Brake
Slashing methane emissions now could slow the runaway train of global warming long enough to get our act together. But only if we act.
Rural Communities Brace for Trump’s Health Cuts
Rural hospitals — often the largest employers as well as critical care providers in their regions — will be among the worst hit by the GOP’s Medicaid cuts.
Communities Pay the Price for ‘Free’ AI Tools
AI data centers produce massive noise pollution, use huge amounts of water, and keep us hooked on fossil fuels.
