More Than Half the Homes in East Omaha Have Unsafe Lead Levels. That Doesn’t Mean the EPA Will Clean Them Up.

The EPA hasn’t reevaluated its cleanup guidelines for homes in a residential Superfund site in Omaha, Nebraska, in 17 years, despite research showing that even small amounts of lead can cause IQ loss in children and heart attacks in adults.

Europe's migration fortress only made us more vulnerable

On 30 July, more people entered the EU in a single day than ever before. 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.

The Road to the Rent Freeze

On the evening of June 25, minutes after New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze the rent for a million rent-stabilized apartments across

Neutrinos From Deep Inside Earth Provide a New Picture of the Mantle

A global constellation of neutrino detectors is creating a never-before-seen view of the radioactive elements that power Earth’s tectonic heat engine.

Sophie Cunningham Is the Anti-Trans Right's New White Woman Mascot

By coming out against transgender athletes, the player has become the far right's new white woman spokesperson—a position with a long legacy.

Rubio Is Trying to Keep Leftists Out of U. S. by Banning Supporters of “Economic Sabotage”

A new State Department policy about “far-left terrorism” could spark a crackdown on Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions activists.

State Department Wants Palantir’s Advice on Free Speech and “Countering Digital Surveillance”

The State Department is asking Peter Thiel’s Palantir for advice on free speech and “countering digital surveillance. ”

The Middle East Tries Its Hand at a NATO-Style Pact

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey pledge mutual defense in the face of aggressive Iranian and Israeli operations.