The recent flooding in Texas and North Carolina is a result of human actions that have altered the atmosphere and ignored climate warnings, and it’s time for us to evolve and make science and climate justice our top priorities.
Category: National
Posted inPolitics
Trump’s Massive Bill Turns America Into a Police State
Trump’s new spending measure aims to cut Medicaid and ACA, expand ICE’s detention budget, and create a centralized list of U.S. citizens, while receiving widespread criticism from Democrats and privacy experts.
Posted inHealth
Lawsuit: Kennedy’s Anti-Vax Stance is an “Existential Threat”
Six organizations and a pregnant doctor have sued Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his decision to stop recommending COVID-19 vaccinations for most pregnant women and children, which could have serious health consequences for Black Americans.
Posted inClimate Justice
The Big Beautiful Bill Is Bad for Climate Justice Too
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law on the Fourth of July, rescinds the EPA’s Environmental and Climate Justice Program and jeopardizes billions in promised grants, putting environmental and climate justice at risk.
Posted inOpinion
The Big Lie of the Big Beautiful Bill: A Death Sentence Disguised in Patriotism
The “Big Beautiful Bill” is a dangerous and morally reprehensible piece of legislation that targets the most vulnerable members of society, including the poor, seniors, students, and communities of color, and should be rejected by the American people.
Posted inOpinion
This July 4, the Ultimate Act of Patriotism Is Calling for Reparations Â
A new report by the New Jersey Reparations Council proposes a transformative framework for reparative justice in New Jersey, which could serve as a model for other states, to address the centuries-long impact of slavery and racist policies and practices.
Posted inSpiritual
51 Caskets Drive Home the Impact of the Big Beautiful Bill
Moral Monday protesters in Washington, D.C. held a rally with 51 caskets representing 51,000 people who could die in the first year of the Big Beautiful Bill, which would cut healthcare to millions and harm hospitals.
Posted inBusiness
The Fight for Equal Pay: In 2025, Women Are Still Working to Catch Up
Women control an estimated $31.8 trillion of worldwide spending and are increasingly making economic decisions for their families, but despite this, the gender pay gap persists, with women earning an average of 85% of what men earn, and in 2025, women will have to work until July 10 to catch up with men’s earnings from the previous year.
Posted inOpinion
The Worst Bill Ever, and Republicans Want You to “Get Over It”
The recently passed legislation is a stunningly massive transfer of wealth to billionaires, cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, defunds programs for veterans, and reduces SNAP, yet Republicans like Mitch McConnell claim that We The People will “get over it”.
Posted inKFF Health News
HHS Eliminates CDC Staff Who Made Sure Birth Control Is Safe for Women at Risk
The Trump administration’s firing of CDC staff who worked on the contraception guidelines has left a gap in the safe prescribing of birth control for women with medical conditions, potentially putting their health at risk.