Why Grandparents Must Lead on Vaccines
Many of today’s parents, having never witnessed the devastating effects of polio or whooping cough, are being lulled into a dangerous complacency. But we grandparents remember—and our grandkids are counting on us., Read MoreContinue Reading
Soldiers Experience Food Insecurity; Billionaires Pollute Florida Town
Words from populist author, public speaker, and radio commentator Jim Hightower., Read MoreContinue Reading
Can Religious Liberty Go Too Far?
Three cases in the Supreme Court’s latest term highlight a strict adherence to the First Amendment’s establishment clause., Read MoreContinue Reading
Prosecutors launch probe into Argentina couple over Nazi-looted painting
The painting, Portrait of a Lady, had disappeared from the collection of a Jewish art dealer during World War II., Authorities in Argentina have opened a criminal investigation into the daughter of a former Nazi official and her spouse after an 18th-century painting stolen from a late Jewish art dealerContinue Reading
South Korea trials 4-day weeks and half-days for its stressed-out workers
The East Asian nation known for its grueling work culture is trying to find a better work-life balance for its citizens., Seoul, South Korea – Go Kyoung-min, 34, a nurse at Severance Hospital in Seoul, found a new sense of balance in her life during the first half of this year.Continue Reading
Are claims linking recent U.S. trends in cancer diagnoses to COVID-19 vaccines plausible? A look at the available data
Claims questioning COVID-19 vaccine safety have circulated continuously since COVID-19 vaccination campaigns began at the end of 2020. One such claim suggests that there has been an unprecedented rise in the number of cancer cases after the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, implying that the vaccines are responsible for this phenomenon. ScienceContinue Reading
Vance says senators are “full of s**t” after RFK Jr. hearing
The vice president lashed out at lawmakers who criticized RFK Jr.’s public health leadership Published September 4, 2025 5:44PM (EDT) Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press following a tour of the multiagency Federal Joint Operations Center at the Wilshire Federal Building on June 20, 2025 in Los Angeles,Continue Reading
Miracle-wm 0.7 Released, Completes IPC Implementation
A new version of miracle-wm, a Mir-based compositor/tiling window manager intended as ‘a flashy, cozy tiling window manager’, is out with various changes. Miracle-wm 0.7 sees developer Matthew Kosarek, an engineer at Canonical, finish up adding the Sway/i3 Inter-Process Communication (IPC) features he wanted. The result is ‘a ton of newContinue Reading
Scientists create biodegradable plastic stronger than PET
A Japanese research team successfully harnessed E. coli to produce PDCA, a strong, biodegradable plastic alternative. Their method avoids toxic byproducts and achieves record production levels, overcoming key roadblocks with creative fixes., Read MoreContinue Reading
‘Young Sheldon’ Star Raegan Revord Comes Out as Nonbinary, Drops Debut Queer YA Novel
The 17-year-old Young Sheldon star recently opened up about their preferred pronouns and their debut novel. Raegan Revord recently told Entertainment Tonight that they use they/them pronouns, sharing how special it feels to be someone others can look up to. “Growing up, whenever I would see a celebrity or whoeverContinue Reading
The Fight to Save the National Labor Relations Board
When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act in 1935, it was almost immediately challenged in the courts by employers who expected the Supreme Court to strike it down as unconstitutional, as it had with other New Deal reforms. For close to two years, employers openly floutedContinue Reading
U.S. health officials express high hopes in promoting ‘breakthrough’ HIV drug
Health officials on Thursday said they are optimistic about a relatively new HIV antiviral medication called lenacapavir that they hope will reach 2 million people by 2028., Read MoreContinue Reading
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defends public health overhaul before Congress
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unapologetically defended his approach to health care and his restructuring of the nation’s health agencies during testimony Thursday before the Senate Finance Committee. Before the hearing even started, Democratic senators, health organizations and a group of current and former HHS employeesContinue Reading