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Trump’s Second Term Is Reshaping US Science
Unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes are causing fundamental shifts in scientific research and outcomes.
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Medieval Peasants Probably Enjoyed Their Holiday Festivities More Than You Do
Christmas itself was known for feasting and drunkenness – and it lasted nearly six weeks.
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How The First Amendment Protects Americans’ Speech — And How It Does Not
The law makes a few exceptions to its protection of free speech — not liking what you hear isn’t one of them.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024
How The Planet Fared In 2025 — The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.
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Efforts To Require Asian American History In Schools After Anti-Asian Hate Starting To Pay Off
Since pandemic-fueled anti-Asian hate surged in 2020, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander advocates have mobilized to make AAPI history mandatory learning through legislation or state education boards.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025
Makana Eyre: New Hawaiʻi Tourism Marketing Campaign Is Same Old, Same Old
Despite a post-Covid reset to lean into Hawaiian culture and volunteering, those aspects of visiting the islands are sparse in new HTA materials.
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Decision On Birthright Citizenship Will Hinge On One Key Phrase
When Supreme Court justices weigh the arguments, they will focus on the meaning of the first sentence of the 14th Amendment, known as the citizenship clause.
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Hurricane Season Is Over. Here’s Why The US Never Got Hit
For the first time in a decade, the country avoided landfall, thanks to an atmospheric anomaly. But this hurricane season was exceptional in other bad ways, too.
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Here’s Why Everyone’s Talking About A ‘K-Shaped’ Economy
The term helps explain an unusually muddy and convoluted period for the U.S. economy.
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RFK Jr. Says He’s Following ‘Gold Standard’ Science. Here’s What To Know
Scientists say the problem is the president and his health secretary are often doing just the opposite by relying on preliminary studies, fringe science or just hunches to make claims, cast doubt on proven treatments or even set policy.