Tik Root / GristThe U.S. has used tariffs to protect industry since 1789. That approach decimated American shipbuilding and could do the same to clean tech.Courts & Law
Joey Scott / The AppealThe “crime panic” was a myth. But an analysis by The Appeal shows the narrative helped local police buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, surveillance tech and more.Business & Economy
Grace Panetta / The 19thThe state court, on which liberals hold a 4-3 majority, could determine the future of abortion in the state. Elon Musk poured millions into the race.
Michael Balter / TruthdigThere are worrying signs that pathogenic bird flu is poised to break through soft spots in our defense, from house cats to Trump administration science policy.Environment
Ariana Figueroa / States NewsroomDespite admitting the mistake, the White House has defended the decision to deport Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.Technology
Francesca D’Annunzio / Texas ObserverOperation Lone Star has turbocharged surveillance capabilities in Texas. State lawmakers say they want to block the potential of an AI police state, but legislation has been modest.Environment
Izzy Ross / GristTribes say they are being ignored as Trump fast tracks a project to tunnel an oil and gas pipeline under the continent's largest source of fresh water. Health & Wellness
Patricia Callahan / ProPublicaThe move is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
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Ari Paul / FAIRTurkish national Rumeysa Ozturk appears to have been targeted for an op-ed in which she asks the university to divest from Israel as the war on Gaza's people continues.Interview
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Business & Economy
The U.S. has used tariffs to protect industry since 1789. That approach decimated American shipbuilding and could do the same to clean tech.
Courts & Law
The “crime panic” was a myth. But an analysis by The Appeal shows the narrative helped local police buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, surveillance tech and more.
Business & Economy
Donald Trump and his family are reaping a fortune from his presidency — starting with cryptocurrencies.
Politics
The state court, on which liberals hold a 4-3 majority, could determine the future of abortion in the state. Elon Musk poured millions into the race.
TD Original
There are worrying signs that pathogenic bird flu is poised to break through soft spots in our defense, from house cats to Trump administration science policy.
Environment
Conecuh National Forest is a biodiversity hotspot. Could oil and gas development put that at risk?
Immigration
Despite admitting the mistake, the White House has defended the decision to deport Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia.
Technology
Operation Lone Star has turbocharged surveillance capabilities in Texas. State lawmakers say they want to block the potential of an AI police state, but legislation has been modest.
Environment
Tribes say they are being ignored as Trump fast tracks a project to tunnel an oil and gas pipeline under the continent's largest source of fresh water.
Health & Wellness
The move is a sign that the nation’s top public health agency may be falling in line under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime critic of vaccines.
TD Column
This year, Women’s History Month reflects our dangerous moment.
