Nevada’s Lithium Could Help Save the Earth. But What Happens to Nevada?
Donnelly, who dropped out of college and moved to the Mojave Desert in the early 2000s, took a different path to their work in the basin. (He eventually earned his…
Opinion | The Long Shadow of Fraud in Alzheimer’s Research
Medical advances have beaten back many relentless assassins in recent decades, such as cancer and heart disease. A wide range of treatments share credit: surgery, medicines, radiation, genetic therapies and…
Christian Nonprofit’s Members Avoid Florida’s Group Home Standards
As religious groups across the country open more maternity homes for pregnant women and teenagers, the nonprofit that oversees some of those homes in Florida is facing renewed criticism from…
Pediatricians Try New Tactics To Win Over Vaccine Skeptical Parents
In pediatricians’ offices across the country, doctors are increasingly confronting concerns from parents about vaccines that for decades have protected children from serious and sometimes deadly diseases. Vaccine hesitancy is…
Faulty Wiring Caused Fires at 3 Buildings Owned by Notorious Landlord
The five-alarm fire at a Bronx apartment building earlier this month that forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and left the roof nearly completely collapsed was caused by problems…
Jimmy Kimmel Mocks Trump Ahead of His L.A. Visit
“Today the nominations were announced for the 97th Oscars. Yeah, it was great. And ‘Wicked’ was nominated for best picture. Yes. Yeah, people heard and were, like, ‘Yes, a movie…
The Curse of the Household Analogy | naked capitalism
Yves here. Richard Murphy provides a useful, layperson-friendly explanation of why political bromides that treat national budgets like household ones are all wet. Please circulate widely. By Richard Murphy, part-time…
Building a Movement for Social Justice in the Time of Trump | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post is one of the few comparatively sane ones about what the left should do in light of Donald Trump’s fast and aggressive moves to implement plutocrat-friendly…
Trump Officials Move to Quickly Expel Migrants Biden Allowed In Temporarily
The Trump administration is giving Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials the power to quickly deport migrants who were allowed into the country temporarily under Biden-era programs, according to an internal…
Instagram and Facebook Blocked and Hid Abortion Pill Providers’ Posts
Instagram and Facebook have recently blurred, blocked or removed posts from two abortion pill providers. Instagram also suspended the accounts of several abortion pill providers and hid the providers from…