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First Look‘Do not drink the water’: Mississippi's capital turns off its tapsJackson, Mississippi, residents are being warned not to drink or use any water without first boiling it. Heavy rainfall has overwhelmed the plants that supply the city’s clean water, throwing longstanding maintenance issues into a national spotlight.
Voters say they want a new political party. Will Forward be it?The U.S. electoral system is strongly stacked against third parties. But a new party can still have a big political impact – particularly if it forces the two major parties to adapt.
First LookGen Z, millennials take a pass on raising the next generationOverwhelming student debt. The climate crisis. Low salaries. Members of the Gen Z and millennial generations cite them all as reasons they don’t want to bear or raise children. Their reluctance has helped drive down the birth rate in the United States.
First LookRioter who came face-to-face with Schumer gets 4+ years in prisonA Maryland Proud Boy associate has just received a four year, seven month sentence for his part in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The man had encountered Sen. Chuck Schumer before a security detail hurried the senator to safety.
Why Democrats suddenly feel they might defy history, hold SenateDespite history and an unpopular president working in Republicans’ favor, control of the Senate is now a toss-up in fall elections.
With pandemic help ending, should states continue to feed all students?Funding free meals for all students was a pandemic provision. With those programs expiring, what should the next steps be to support learning and battle hunger for a wide range of students?
Canceling student loans: What’s fair for borrowers, taxpayers?To many Americans, a Biden plan to forgive student debt lightens a millstone burdening young generations. Others say the plan is unfair to taxpayers and to past borrowers who paid in full.
- Canceling student loans: What’s fair for borrowers, taxpayers?
To many Americans, a Biden plan to forgive student debt lightens a millstone burdening young generations. Others say the plan is unfair to taxpayers and to past borrowers who paid in full.
Native Americans reclaim lacrosseNative Americans are reasserting their status as the first players of lacrosse, and exploring its physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions.
FocusYoung, impatient, and intersectional: Gen Z activists tackle abortionTeenage activists see the older generation as failing to meet the moment when it comes to reproductive rights. So they’re fighting in their own way.
First LookBoon to borrowers: Biden announces student loan debt forgiveness planPresident Joe Biden announced his administration would cancel $10,000 of student debt for millions of Americans. The controversial plan represents a huge potential boost to borrowers’ prosperity and dignity.
FocusMore cash, fewer requirements: States scramble for teachersAt the heart of the struggle to retain and attract teachers is restoring a sense of dignity to the profession. Beneath political finger-pointing, that goal is shared by a wide swath of Americans.
‘I put the students first’: A public school librarian on book bansAs some parents push book bans, scrutiny extends to school staff. Yet school librarians like Martha Hickson defend their responsibility to students.
The ExplainerHow blue – and red – cities are resisting state abortion lawsAs decisions about the right to abortion return to states, cities are testing their limited leverage against abortion laws.
The ExplainerNew California law: Let teens sleep in on school daysCalifornia has taken a step to help teenagers get more of the sleep they need by mandating school start times, effective immediately.
Biden signs a historic climate bill. So what will it actually do?The Inflation Reduction Act will allocate billions to combat climate change, lower prescription drug costs, and cut the deficit. Some say it will not impact inflation.
Did overturning Roe hand Democrats a lifeline? The view from Virginia.Pundits originally predicted that overturning Roe wouldn’t have much impact on November’s elections. But the summer is suggesting otherwise.
First LookSalman Rushdie stabbing suspect pleads not guilty to attempted murderDistrict Attorney Jason Schmidt called the attack "preplanned" and alluded to the 1989 fatwa against Mr. Rushdie's life while arguing against bail.
Mar-a-Lago warrant unsealed. What we know and what’s next.After requests from the U.S. attorney general and President Donald Trump’s lawyers, the warrant for searching Mar-a-Lago was unsealed. The intense public interest speaks directly to the proper functioning of American democracy, which relies on truth and the rule of law.
First LookSalman Rushdie, long a target of death threats, attacked in NYSalman Rushdie, whose writing has drawn anger in parts of the Islamic world and whose life has been subject to an Iranian bounty for 33 years, was attacked as he prepared to give a lecture at an event in western New York on Friday.
