Powerful figures were “pouring rhetorical fuel on the flames of the very real fire,” says journalist Jacob Soboroff.
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The delays in service are largely the result of staff firings, coupled with little training for transferred staff.
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When a typhoon hit Alaska, public radio station KYUK was on the air, broadcasting critical information about conditions, evacuations, and search and rescue operations. An estimated 1,600 people were displaced, and many were saved in the biggest airlift operation in state history. “The work that we do in terms of public safety communication literally does […]
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The move prioritizes “political theater over responsible governance,” a group of Democrats said in a statement.
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“Department of War” Name Change, Which Isn’t Even Official, Will Cost $2 Billion Read Post »
Lawsuits have been dropped and settlements renegotiated in favor of companies as the administration guts the CFPB.
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Backing Trump Has Paid Off for Silicon Valley Billionaires Like Marc Andreessen Read Post »
The Take Back Tesla campaign is urging shareholders to reject Musk’s proposed $1 trillion compensation package.
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Elon Musk Wants $1 Trillion to Build a “Robot Army” at Tesla Read Post »
The pace of freshwater depletion is staggering. An area twice the size of California is drying up annually.
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On January 22, Josh Josa, who is deaf, was put on administrative leave from his job at the United States Agency for International Development. Josa worked in USAID’s office of DEIA, or Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility, helping in part to make sure that the work supported by the agency’s $40 billion in global development […]
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The Human Costs of Trump’s War on Government Read Post »
Rachel, as she puts it, is the kind of person who rushes in to help. That’s why she used to work at USAID, and why, just 10 days into President Donald Trump’s second administration, she rented a room in a Washington bar for her former colleagues to gather. That evening, Rachel recalls, they shared drinks […]
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Secret Service: Meet the Posters Behind Instagram’s Federal Agency Alt Accounts Read Post »
The proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities threatens Indigenous libraries and arts programs.
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Facing Defunding, Indigenous Cultural Workers Say They Cannot Be Suppressed Read Post »
It “is another clear example of retaliation against federal employee union members,” AFGE’s national president said.
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Trump Executive Order Ahead of Labor Day Targets Unions at More Federal Agencies Read Post »
After Hurricane Katrina and its related flooding inundated much of New Orleans in 2005, residents of a large Vietnamese community in the Algiers neighborhood were some of the first to return and rebuild. But 20 years later, their neighborhood is still prone to flooding, especially during hurricane season. And, like much of the city, the […]
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They Survived Katrina and Started to Rebuild. Now Trump’s Cuts May Flood Them Out Again. Read Post »
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