Health & Wellness

Here and There, Organic Farming Still Thrives in Heart of U.S. Corn Country

WEST BEND, Iowa — People searching for ways to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land and water may want to visit Clear Creek Acres in...

‘War on Cartels’ and Harm Reduction in Peril

President-elect Donald Trump wants drug traffickers to be executed and could soon have the authority to make that...

“War on Cartels” and Harm Reduction in Peril

President-elect Donald Trump wants drug traffickers to be executed, and could soon have the authority to make that...

Study: End World Bank Support for Factory Farming

Animal agriculture is one of the leading drivers of the climate crisis. According to a recent World Bank report,...

Six Pivotal Health Issues at Stake in This Election

In the final days of the campaign, stark disagreements between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald...

The US-Mexico Trade War Over GM Corn Heats Up

If the U.S. government was hoping a new president would weaken Mexico’s resolve to ban the cultivation and consumption of genetically modified corn, those...

Denver Basic Income Project Could Run Out of Funding by Year End

One of the nation’s largest guaranteed monthly income experiments for unhoused people helped Lewis Horton, Hunter Ambrose and Moriah Rodriguez secure shelter. It enabled...

Harris’ Medicare Proposal Is a Massive Win for the Middle Class

This story was originally published by the 19th. In announcing a groundbreaking new policy proposal — to expand Medicare to cover the cost of long-term care...

The Regulatory Failure Behind a Georgia Chemical Plant Catastrophe

This article was originally published by the Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for the Lever‘s free newsletter. A year before a Georgia...

The Regulatory Failure Behind a Chemical Plant Catastrophe

This article was originally published by The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever‘s free newsletter.A year before a Georgia...

Hell’s Kitchen: Radioactive Gas is Quietly Seeping into New York City

One afternoon in 2000, a famous New York City bachelor sat down for lunch with a natural gas executive. The interchange continued that night...