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/ 3 months ago‘Administrative law’ sounds dry but likely will be key to success or failure of Trump’s plans for government reform
Changes in how government operates, and adjustments to rules and regulations, must go through an open democratic process whose steps and...
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/ 3 months agoWhat the US Supreme Court will consider when it rules on gender-affirming care for trans children
The Supreme Court’s decision about a Tennessee law banning gender-affirming medical care for trans youth will determine how strongly the equal...
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/ 3 months agoUS role in Syria is unclear in wake of Assad’s fall from power
The US has been involved in Syria in several important ways, including sanctioning Bashar al-Assad’s government for more than a decade.
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/ 3 months agoWhat’s next for Albertsons after calling off its $25B grocery merger with Kroger: More lawsuits
Turning two big supermarket companies into one even larger one could have harmed consumers and workers, the government said during its...
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/ 3 months agoAssad’s fall in Syria will further weaken Hezbollah and curtails Tehran’s ‘Iranization’ of region
Lebanon – home to thousands of Syrian refugees – has long suffered at the hands of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.
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/ 3 months agoBlood tests are currently one-size-fits-all − machine learning can pinpoint what’s truly ‘normal’ for each patient
A narrower, more personalized ‘normal range’ could help doctors better diagnose and treat disease in individual patients.
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/ 3 months agoTrump wants to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th-century law has been invoked only during times of war
The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign...
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/ 3 months agoHigh rises made out of wood? What matters in whether ‘mass timber’ buildings are sustainable
More architects are using wood construction for large buildings. A resource economist argues any increase in demand for wood will push...
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/ 3 months agoInfectious diseases killed Victorian children at alarming rates — their novels highlight the fragility of public health today
Between 40% and 50% of children didn’t live past 5 in the US during the 19th century. Popular authors like Charles...
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/ 3 months agoUS secretary of education helps set national priorities in a system primarily funded and guided by local governments
If Republicans manage to achieve a long-standing goal by getting rid of the Department of Education, there wouldn’t be a secretary...
