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The stakes are too high to continue locking research away

The planet is on fire, and climate change is at our doorstep. The air we breathe and the water we drink contain pathogens and dangerous chemicals. Marginalized communities are often left out of public square discussions about our collective health and welfare. Researchers and social ...

Election denialism is still a threat

Under indictment in New York, Donald Trump has fallen back on his favorite false narrative — “rigged elections.” He has doubled down on his baseless lies with more charges potentially on the way. This comes as signs are showing that Trump’s grip on the Republican Party may be ...

Murdoch is the genius who always goes too far

I have watched Rupert Murdoch’s career with admiration, irritation and, sometimes, horror. His besetting sin is that he goes too far. The fault that has landed Fox News settling with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million isn’t new in the Murdoch experience. He is a publishing and ...

WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE: Zelensky visits frontline city; Putin in Ukraine

President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka on Tuesday. He received a briefing from the commander of Ukraine’s “Donetsk” Operational-Tactical Group, responsible for Avdiivka and the surrounding area, and issued awards to troops from various units serving ...

RFK Jr. blends progressive populism and talk radio politics in POTUS speech

Toward the end of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bravura performance in a ballroom at the Boston Park Plaza on Wednesday, an alarm bell sounded and a robotic female voice announced “a report of an emergency in this building.” The crowd, 2,000 strong, on hand to hear Kennedy formally declare his ...

Government drug price setting threatens older adults

One of the reasons the Medicare Part D Program was created several decades ago was to ensure that seniors could access and afford healthcare, considering that they are disproportionately affected by serious health conditions that warrant more medical attention. Despite knowing that older ...