We can’t ignore the facts: guns kill
Editorial written by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial Board There’s an old cliché in America’s gun debate that is so anathema to common sense —... Read more.
Bipartisan effort aims to stop arming human rights abusers
Elizabeth Shackelford America sells more weapons across the globe than any other country, and each year we send them to countries with records rife with human... Read more.
New bill could raise standards for processed foods
Tanya Jogee A few years ago, I found out that I was one of the growing number of people with food sensitivities including wheat intolerance. I learned that... Read more.
Wrong-address shootings expose a broken society
Editorial written by the New York Daily News Editorial Board Everyone has made the same error at some point: looking for an address and accidentally ending... Read more.
Abortion is the major issue in elections
Christian F. Nunes “Since Roe v. Wade, Republicans, by and large, want to bury their heads in the sand, hoping that nobody is really paying attention. But... Read more.
Local communities are on the frontlines for climate justice
Alvaro Sanchez and Olatunji Oboi Reed While climate change affects us all, its impact on communities of color is particularly severe due to decades of environmental... Read more.
EV tax credit plan is not enough for the climate
Editorial written by the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board Expanded electric car subsidies were supposed to be a centerpiece of President Joe Biden’s signature... Read more.
Nature in the Neighborhood: Protecting our national symbol
The Swampscott Conservancy How much collateral damage is acceptable in humankind’s war against mice and rats? On June 20, 1782, the Second Continental... Read more.
The encroaching stink of political sargassum
David M. Shribman Here comes the sargassum. The seaweed blob that washes ashore here every April — University of South Florida specialists say this year’s... Read more.
The silence from Fox News is deafening
David L. Nevins At first when I heard the news of the unprecedented settlement in the Fox News defamation case of nearly $800 million, I hoped this was a... Read more.