The UN documents an 81% collapse in migratory freshwater fish — the steepest wildlife decline on record — while governments continue subsidizing the dams and industrial agriculture driving this mass extinction.
Florida's Board of Governors voted to remove Introduction to Sociology as a graduation requirement at all state universities, targeting the discipline that teaches students to analyze power structures and social inequality.
New drilling data from Antarctica reveals ice sheet collapse is already locked in, exposing a dangerous gap between climate science and policy frameworks still built around prevention.
ICE and other federal agencies are purchasing detailed location and browsing data from commercial brokers to track people without warrants, turning the advertising industry's surveillance infrastructure into a tool of state power that bypasses Fourth Amendment protections.
ProPublica investigation reveals Florida hospitals used judges to force surgical births on women who wanted vaginal delivery — even when the medical justification was contested.
U.S. military escalation in Iran has severed LNG supply chains across Asia, forcing countries to reactivate coal plants and abandon climate commitments — an environmental catastrophe driven by American foreign policy.
The IOC will require genetic testing for all women competitors at the 2028 Games — using trans athlete exclusion to justify invasive biological surveillance of every female Olympian.
New data shows telehealth abortion prescriptions are replacing interstate travel for procedures, as digital networks quietly bypass state bans through shield laws and mail-order pharmacies.
Children account for the highest death rate on organ transplant lists — a result of federal guidelines that favor adults and Congress's refusal to fund life-saving technologies.
A court ruled that police officers who sued Afroman for mocking their failed drug raid have no grounds to silence him — a crucial First Amendment victory as law enforcement increasingly uses civil suits to punish critics.
The FBI's new partnership with UFC fighters reveals how law enforcement is adopting entertainment violence while Trump plans cage fights at the White House.
A ProPublica investigation documents rising measles and whooping cough rates in states that weakened vaccine requirements following RFK Jr.'s recommendations — a public health crisis the administration refuses to acknowledge.
Federal courts are dealing a series of defeats to universities and advocacy groups trying to silence criticism of Israel by redefining it as antisemitism, with judges ruling that pro-Palestinian speech is constitutionally protected.
The Title X program providing free reproductive healthcare to 2.3 million low-income Americans expires March 31 with no explanation from Congress, threatening a public health catastrophe.
Sociology faculty across Florida are quietly refusing to comply with state restrictions on teaching race, gender, and inequality, viewing censored curricula as incompatible with academic integrity.
Abortion laws by state vary drastically after Dobbs v. Jackson. Fourteen states ban abortion entirely, 16 states protect access, and the rest impose restrictions. Here's where the law stands now.