Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet
Wikipedia is in peril. In a world where trust in truth is crumbling, the grande dame of collective…
Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring System
The Trump administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system critical to understanding…
Trump Administration Investigating Gender Treatments at Mount Sinai
The Mount Sinai Health System has received a grand jury subpoena demanding information about adolescent patients who have…
U.S. Debt Is Now Bigger Than the Economy. That’s Not the Real Problem.
For years, deficit hawks have been groping for ways to shock politicians and the public into getting serious…
What Doctors Want You to Know About Cannabis and Health
President Trump recently loosened restrictions on medical marijuana, which millions of Americans are already using to treat chronic…
Obamacare Enrollment Drops Sharply as Costs Rise
The federal government has not reported any complete data on nationwide enrollment since that grace period ended. In…
Smog in Phoenix and Salt Lake City? The E.P.A. Is Blaming Asia.
For decades, Phoenix has struggled with smog that gets trapped in its bowl-like topography and is detrimental to…
On Earth Day, House Cancels Vote to Narrow Endangered Species Protections
House Republicans had big plans for Earth Day this year: They would pass a bill to narrow protections…
Trump’s East Wing Ballroom Plan: See the Design
West Wing ExecutiveResidence ProposedEast Wing Eisenhower building Treasury building Proposed East Colonnade Grand staircase Staircase Garden Arched windows…
A 3-D Look at Trump’s Proposed White House Ballroom
The ballroom design featured 50-foot ceilings, arched windows on three sides and skylights. It included elevated terraced walkways…
Obamacare Enrollment by State: Most Enrollees Live in Republican Areas
More than 23 million Americans are currently enrolled in Obamacare plans, and nearly all of them will face…