Looming crisis: Millions at risk as WIC funding hangs in balance
With a crucial funding deadline looming, the fate of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) hangs in the balance, threatening vital aid for millions.
Billionaires urge world leaders for higher wealth taxes at Davos Summit
Millionaires and billionaires, often seen as beneficiaries of global economic policies, are advocating for higher taxes on their wealth.
What’s driving our epidemic of distrust?
Many failures, in turn, can help explain why the only major institution in American life that Americans trust less than Big Business just happens to be Congress.
Billionaires’ wealth skyrockets by 114% amid global poverty surge
This extraordinary accumulation of wealth comes at a time when nearly 5 billion people globally grapple with the challenges of inflation, war, and the climate crisis, slipping further into poverty.
2023: A year of global human rights regression amid political expediency
Human Rights Watch's 2024 report exposes a year of global human rights backsliding amidst political compromises.
Hundreds of thousands march for Gaza as world demands cease-fire
Coordinated actions from DC to London to Jakarta designed to "send a powerful message not just to the Israelis but to the Western powers who are backing them that the public say 'not in our name.'"
Tragedy at the border: The fatal consequences of Texas’ immigration policies
Exploring the controversial operations of Texas National Guard and the heartbreaking drowning of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. officials care more about protecting oil tankers than Palestinians
The United States is demanding an end to attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, but it won’t support a ceasefire in Gaza.
Dictionaries banned in Florida school district following new DeSantis legislation
Controversial book removals spark debate over educational freedom in Florida.
South Africa levels genocide accusations against Israel at ICJ
Israel's operations in Gaza under scrutiny as ICJ hears 'no innocents' claim.