The author, a trans woman and mother of neurodivergent kids, has been monitoring this nation’s political climate since Trump’s first term. Now that her worst fears are fast becoming...
Trump deputized billionaire Elon Musk to gut the federal government. With DOGE nefariously mining and deleting data, Americans are hitting back, dumping Tesla—the car and the stock....
If you're invested in the stock market through your 401(k), IRA, or something similar in this volatile and vile market, you still have the power to make your voice heard.
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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News & Issues
Among President Biden’s greatest achievements was the $1 trillion climate-friendly Inflation Reduction Act, whose tax credits and rebates helped Americans save money on energy bills...
How Big Government Bureaucracy Impedes Democratic Messaging
Last month, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who grew up during the Cold War, asked why the U.S. “always” depicts Russia as “the bad guy.” It seems like an ignorant question on its...
In this special edition of Money Matters, our columnist explains how to prepare for the escalating tariff war, since it will be Americans who will be paying dearly for Trump’s fiscal...
As soon as Trump returned to office, he deputized the nongovernmental agency to remove years of critical research, from health to science and beyond, to the detriment of our...
Culture
Women over 50 are statistically prone to becoming more socially isolated and lonely. Our writer, who has combatted lifelong loneliness, investigated first-hand on a solo adventure trip...
Older Women Are Battling a Loneliness Epidemic
Mary Harron’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's 1991 novel—a portrait of a very specific, ghoulish brand of toxic masculinity—is more than just a genre film. Revisiting it on its...
With Jeff Bezos, Patrick Soon-Shiong, and others interfering in news coverage, independent journalism has become the last refuge of the Fourth Estate.
The Trump administration is denouncing their perceived enemies as terrorists so they can disappear them without recourse. And the press is cowering, bracing themselves for what—and...
Journalism isn’t just about telling stories. It's also about who tells them
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Science
Women over 50 are statistically prone to becoming more socially isolated and lonely. Our writer, who has combatted lifelong loneliness, investigated first-hand on a solo adventure trip...
Older Women Are Battling a Loneliness Epidemic
As soon as Trump returned to office, he deputized the nongovernmental agency to remove years of critical research, from health to science and beyond, to the detriment of our...
Americans are more overwhelmed with terror than ever, and that is wearing us all down and making us sick. But there are ways to mitigate it to protect ourselves.
Researchers have historically categorized people as either gay or straight, only recently acknowledging bisexuality as its own identity. But they still won't take it seriously.
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Podcasts
The long history of pool segregation: from the pre-Civil Rights Era to modern day defacto segregation
Episode One: Perilous Waters
There are plenty viral news stories where people of color have been confronted in public spaces, but there’s a long history of the policing of public spaces.
Late-night pioneer Robin Thede joins Ashley to answer listeners' questions about navigating working relationships, and turning pettiness into power.
Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck reminds women of the key to true gender equality: Learning to take control of our money is the only way to dismantle the patriarchy.