Geopolitical interference takes center stage during the World Cup The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest sporting event ever staged. This makes for an unprecedented attack surface for threat actors. TechRadar · Jul 23
Tick Season Is at Its Peak Right Now: Here Is the Full-Body Check You Need After Every Trip Outside Tick-bite ER visits are at a decade-high in 2026. Here is the CDC-recommended full-body tick check, treatment guide, and when to see a doctor after a bite. Medical Daily · Jul 23
California’s Billionaire Tax Should Be Just the Starting Point Economist Gabriel Zucman argues that a permanent 2% tax on the ultra rich could generate billions while addressing the state’s growing concentration of wealth. Capital & Main · Jul 23
The People Fighting Technology That Could Save Thousands of Lives Automation will destroy some jobs—and create others. Reason · Jul 23
Iran crisis is not solely a product of Trump’s rule Letters: Focusing on Donald Trump’s defects risks making war appear as an aberration rather than as a recurring feature of American power, writes David Eaton. Plus letters from Blaine Stothard and Harvey Gilbert The Guardian - UK · Jul 23
AOC vs. Marco: First throwdown of 2028? In Munich, Ocasio-Cortez trips over unanswerable question, while Rubio lulls Europeans with smooth-criminal talk Salon · Feb 22
Voter fraud claims predate Trump Claims of stolen elections and tainted ballots have often been aimed at curbing Black political power Salon · Feb 22
SOTU exposes Democrats' biggest problem Both inside and outside the House chamber, Democrats showed they still don't know how to effectively counter Trump Salon · Feb 25
Why Congress tried to dodge Iran vote Iran hawks are maneuvering to have their war without their fingerprints on it Salon · Feb 27
A Blood Test for Colorectal Cancer Is Now Included in Official Screening Guidelines, with Key Limitations Patients Should Know The ACS 2026 colorectal cancer guidelines added the Shield blood test, but call it a non-preferred option less effective at finding precancerous polyps than colonoscopy or stool tests. Medical Daily · Jul 23
De Niro skewers Trump at SOTU rival A National Press Club counter-event highlighted fear — and hope — ahead of the midterms Salon · Feb 27
Noem’s law-and-order pitch is collapsing The DHS secretary and her semi-official aide Corey Lewandowski are to blame for the shutdown Salon · Feb 18
RFK Jr. is winning MAHA’s vaccine war In choosing a leading vaccine critic to run the CDC, the HHS secretary continues to endanger public health Salon · Feb 19
How Jackson made room for white workers Before Democrats fractured, Jackson united workers across race and region — and provided a model for today’s party Salon · Feb 19
Salon · Feb 20 What Trump won’t say in his SOTU speech The president will recite his greatest hits, but there will be lots of elephants in the House
Salon · Feb 13 Trump's Washington is unrecognizable The nation's capital and America's democracy have become shells of their former selves
Salon · Jan 29 "Less lethal" weapons are still deadly Crowd-control tactics tied to eye injuries, serious wounds and fatalities are drawing renewed scrutiny
The Conversation · Jul 23 Healthcare in Africa involves families and communities: training of professionals should reflect this The training of healthcare professionals shapes the way they relate to their patients, patients’ families and the communities they serve. But what if that training doesn’t fit the circumstances the professionals work in?
The Conversation · Jul 23 As ICE’s tech-enabled dragnet and surveillance expand, activists are fighting back with data of their own Over the past few months, thousands of people across the United States have organized to oppose and confront the massive wave of deportations rolled out by the Donald Trump administration.
Salon · Feb 1 World Cup boycott is a fantasy Dreams of a soccer-themed moment of global solidarity are just fanfics, completely untethered to reality
Medical Daily · Jul 23 A Natural Compound Found in Wheat Germ and Aged Cheese Helped Strengthen Vaccine Protection in Older Adults in a Pilot Trial A 40-person Oxford pilot trial published in Aging Cell found spermidine supplements boosted COVID-19 vaccine immune responses in seniors who were vaccine non-responders.
Salon · Feb 1 A wake-up call for white Americans The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti are forcing white people to face hard truths about power and violence
Medical Daily · Jul 23 Scientists Find a Way to Make a Failing Last-Resort Antibiotic Work Again Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria Scientists paired vancomycin with a new compound called pghi-4, restoring the antibiotic's ability to kill drug-resistant VRE bacteria in lab and mouse studies published in 2026.
Salon · Feb 5 Dems' ICE demands do Trump a favor DHS and Democrats are both demanding a closer relationship between local officials and ICE
Salon · Jan 27 Why GOP voters still love ICE New PRRI polling still shows broad Republican support for some of Trump’s most extreme immigration policies