Ramin Skibba / Undark“A History of the World in Six Plagues” explores the racial and class inequalities linking infectious disease epidemics.Wounds of War
Eric Eisner and David B. Froomkin / History News NetworkIn 1841, John Tyler claimed he was the president. The Constitution said he wasn’t. What happened next?Media
Bill Blum / TruthdigThe defense and homeland security leaders have until April 20 to issue a report that could lead Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act.Politics
Christopher Ingraham / Minnesota ReformerThe new GOP chair of the 7th Congressional District has also posted about “satanic chemtrails” in the skies above the state.
Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19thOffices that helped survivors of violence and discrimination from inside the immigration system have been gutted by the Trump administration.Environment
Kate Yoder, Ayurella Horn-Muller / GristThe National Weather Service has stopped translating alerts, a move that has enraged workers in the local offices.Health & Wellness
Connor Echols / Responsible StatecraftA Jewish supremacist known for his role in the violent settler movement, Netanyahu's national security minister reportedly plans to meet with Kristi Noem and more.TD Original
Dean Baker / TruthdigWhat a falling stock market tells us about the economy — and what it doesn’t.
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Book Review
“A History of the World in Six Plagues” explores the racial and class inequalities linking infectious disease epidemics.
Wounds of War
The U.N. says humanitarian conditions in Gaza are now the worst they have been in the past 18 months.
Courts & Law
In 1841, John Tyler claimed he was the president. The Constitution said he wasn’t. What happened next?
Media
As the Trump administration continues to defy the court, some mainstream outlets are downplaying the constitutional crisis.
Courts & Law
The number of state and local ICE partnerships has spiked this year — especially in Florida.
Immigration
Offices that helped survivors of violence and discrimination from inside the immigration system have been gutted by the Trump administration.
Environment
The National Weather Service has stopped translating alerts, a move that has enraged workers in the local offices.
Health & Wellness
New York City’s health commissioner says disparities in dental care will put children living in poverty at risk.
TD Column
How hard is it to describe the Trump administration's blatant criminal acts as crimes?
Middle East
A Jewish supremacist known for his role in the violent settler movement, Netanyahu's national security minister reportedly plans to meet with Kristi Noem and more.
TD Original
What a falling stock market tells us about the economy — and what it doesn’t.