As the cost of living rises nationally, local leaders need, more than ever, data on the financial health of their residents to ensure they have the wealth to…

First Nations and frontline workers lead the charge against Canada's aggressive LNG expansion

From El Paso, Texas to Richmond, Virginia, warehouses are leaking ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing chemical. Almost no one knows about them.

One in 5 Americans is Latino, according to Latino GDP Project researchers.

Air pollution from oil and gas production and use in the U.S. has an enormous health toll. A new study tallies the cost.

In this report, we propose eight incremental reforms that would expand upon the Affordable Care Act. For each of the eight steps, we introduce policies that would increase insurance coverage, improve affordability, and contain health care costs.

Judge issues temporary block in seven counties including Los Angeles after lawsuit accuses government of systematically targeting brown-skinned people

The Bisbee Deportation was the illegal deportation of more than 1,000 striking mine workers (IWW-led strike), their supporters, and citizen bystanders by 2,000 vigilantes.

On The Dose podcast, journalist Sarah Jane Tribble explains how limited broadband access is worsening chronic illness in many rural communities.

Health insurers issue millions of prior authorization denials every year, leaving many patients stuck in a convoluted appeals process, with little hope of meaningful policy change ahead. For doctors, ...

Improving indoor air quality can not only reduce breathing problems—it can also lead to beneficial changes in the gut microbiome, according to a new study. The finding suggests that a healthier microb...

5 Books for $50: Celebrate May Day, and the resurgence of the labor movement, by taking a crash course on histories and strategies of working-class fight back. This starter kit includes Brando...

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In 2025, the federal minimum wage is officially a “poverty wage.” The annual earnings of a single adult working full-time, year-round at $7.25 an hour now fall below the poverty threshold of $15,650 (...

The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families

President Donald Trump on Friday signed a new executive order authorizing the U.S. military to take control of parts of a federal strip of land along the U.S.-Mexico border known as the Roosevelt Rese...