One More “Flashpoint” in the Los Angeles Homelessness Crisis
Reading Time: 5 minutes Los Angeles’s housing crisis has exploded into conflict between activists, police, and residents — with no resolution in sight.
Rudy’s in Jeopardy!
Reading Time: < 1 minute With federal prosecutors probing his Ukraine shenanigans, Rudy Giuliani may prefer jeopardy of the game show variety (as long as the contestants are familiar Republican faces).
COVID-19 Around the World
Reading Time: 9 minutes Our team explores the political, social, and structural reasons why the pandemic appears to be nearing an end in some places and spiraling in others.
Arctic Biodiversity at Risk as World Overshoots Climate Planetary Boundary
Reading Time: 11 minutes The Arctic Ocean biome is warming at twice the rate of the rest of the world. As a result, phytoplankton blooms are increasing, upsetting the system’s food chain.
Kevin Can’t Wait
Reading Time: < 1 minute House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy is rushing to defenestrate his Number 3, Liz Cheney, for denouncing Donald Trump’s big lie and pushing to investigate the Capitol riot.
A Huge Pay Gap Between CEO and Janitor? There’s a Tax for That
Reading Time: 6 minutes Is a tax on companies with big pay gaps the next $15 minimum wage?
Pfizer Vaccine Side Effect: Enormous Profits
Reading Time: < 1 minute Pfizer’s leading source of revenue is now its COVID-19 vaccine, and company officials expect it to be a cash cow for years to come.
Should Cancel Culture Be Canceled?
Reading Time: 16 minutes Lawyer and author Dan Kovalik, who supports the ongoing movements for racial and gender equality and justice, makes the progressive case against cancel culture.
Yes, Arizona Is Still Recounting the 2020 Election
Reading Time: < 1 minute What the Grand Canyon is going on in Arizona? The GOP-led state Senate hired a mysterious company, Cyber Ninjas, that’s engaged in a secrecy-shrouded, privately funded audit of last year’s vote in Maricopa County.
Is Georgia the Next Virginia?
Reading Time: 6 minutes With Georgia swinging blue for the first time in decades, Republicans scramble for control through voting legislation, but will it be enough to keep them in power?