Katie L. Burke / UndarkIn ‘The Light Eaters,’ Zoë Schlanger considers the evidence for plant intelligence, and what that means for humanity.TD Original
Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Ethan Corey, Jerry Iannelli, Meg O'Connor / The AppealIn a new study, only four prosecutors and city attorneys out of 117 expressed apprehension about filing criminal cases against students.
Liz Theoharis, Shailly Gupta Barnes / TomDispatchInstead of seeking solutions to end poverty, cities across the country are turning to the courts to criminalize the unhoused.Immigration
Olivia Rosane / Common DreamsThe export boom has destroyed Gulf ecosystems, livelihoods, and communities. Permitting more would be disastrous for the region, country, and climate.
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Shefali Luthra, Chabeli Carrazana / The 19thBallot measures this November could restore abortion access — but may come too late as clinics scale back, pivot, or close.
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Health & Wellness
A new report surfaces a trail of red flags the EPA failed to raise.
Book Review
In ‘The Light Eaters,’ Zoë Schlanger considers the evidence for plant intelligence, and what that means for humanity.
TD Original
What the power struggle at the top of the GOP apparatus says about Trump’s party and its long war on democracy.
Activism
In a new study, only four prosecutors and city attorneys out of 117 expressed apprehension about filing criminal cases against students.
Social Justice
Some state legislators want to establish permanent victim services funds.
Courts & Law
Instead of seeking solutions to end poverty, cities across the country are turning to the courts to criminalize the unhoused.
Immigration
The road to a new life is covered with all manner of discards.
Environment
The export boom has destroyed Gulf ecosystems, livelihoods, and communities. Permitting more would be disastrous for the region, country, and climate.
TD Original
New threats have complicated, but not extinguished, Mexico’s revolutionary experiment in Chiapas.
Women
Ballot measures this November could restore abortion access — but may come too late as clinics scale back, pivot, or close.
TD Original
As these “heat and pressure” explosive munitions become more widely used, observers say international law is “utterly inadequate.”