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This story was reported by Floodlight, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates the powerful interests stalling climate action. As an ice storm slicked roads across eastern Michigan on February 6, representatives from four houses of worship arrived at the offices of Democratic US Sen. Gary Peters. They wanted Peters to pressure the Trump administration to lift the […]

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Climate Change, Climate Desk, Energy, Environment, Race

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The Case That Could Gut Disabled People’s Right to Equal Health Care

Julia Métraux / 07/05/2025

For decades, American hospitals have been subject to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and to the Americans with Disabilities Act, landmark federal disability civil rights laws that guarantee equal access to health care. But Hickson v. St. David’s Healthcare Partnership, a case before the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, could upend those protections—giving […]

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Courts, Disability Rights, Health, Health Care, Politics, Race

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Nikole Hannah-Jones: Trump Is Erasing Black History

Reveal / 07/05/2025

President Donald Trump’s second term has swung a wrecking ball at diversity, equity, and inclusion policies and programs throughout the country. Few writers seem better suited to explain this unique moment in America than Nikole Hannah-Jones. A New York Times journalist and Howard University professor, Hannah-Jones has spent years studying and shaping compelling—and at times […]

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Civil Liberties, Donald Trump, Elections, Immigration, More To The Story, Politics, Race, Race and Ethnicity

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How Public Schools Became Ground Zero for America’s Culture Wars

Reveal / 30/04/2025

Mike Hixenbaugh first knew things had changed when someone on a four-wheeler started ripping up his lawn after his wife placed a Black Lives Matter sign outside their home on the suburban outskirts of Houston. Hixenbaugh is an award-winning investigative reporter for NBC News. He’s covered wrongdoing within the child welfare system, safety lapses inside […]

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Democrats, Donald Trump, Education, Gender and Sexuality, George Floyd, LGBTQ, More To The Story, Politics, Protests, Race, Race and Ethnicity, Republicans, Reveal Podcast, Ron DeSantis

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