America Dismantled Its HIV Safety Net. Here’s What Comes Next.

The United States pulled funding from the global HIV/AIDS program it had sustained for two decades. UNAIDS projects more than 6 million additional infections and 4 million more deaths by 2029 as a result. The program being dismantled has saved more lives per dollar than almost anything the federal government has ever funded. In 2025,… Continue reading America Dismantled Its HIV Safety Net. Here’s What Comes Next.

EASTSIDE CANNERY COMES DOWN

Demolition crews imploded the Eastside Cannery’s 16-story hotel tower at 2 a.m. Thursday at the corner of Boulder Highway and Harmon Avenue. The implosion was not a public event. No public viewing areas were designated. Boulder Highway closed overnight between Harmon Avenue and Sun Valley Drive to accommodate the blast. Controlled Demolition Inc. handled the… Continue reading EASTSIDE CANNERY COMES DOWN

Servir y Abusar

Los registros judiciales de una audiencia reciente en el Condado de Clark detallan cargos penales presentados contra un oficial activo del Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Las Vegas. Durante el procedimiento, los fiscales esbozaron acusaciones que incluyen secuestro, coacción, asalto y batería doméstica. Los cargos se derivan de una serie de supuestos incidentes que abarcan… Continue reading Servir y Abusar

Why Some People Keep Making The Same Bad Decisions

New research confirms what many people feel but can’t explain: your environment is making decisions for you. Everyday sights and sounds shape choices in ways most people never consciously register. Some individuals are far more vulnerable to this influence than others. The science explains why — and why it matters beyond the individual. In December… Continue reading Why Some People Keep Making The Same Bad Decisions

They Canceled the Tests. Now No One Knows How Bad It Is.

The Trump administration cut the team that measures American student achievement, then canceled a dozen national assessments. The scores that remain show reading, math, and science falling for the third consecutive time. The tests that would have told us more are gone. In 2025, the Trump administration laid off more than half the workers at… Continue reading They Canceled the Tests. Now No One Knows How Bad It Is.

The Pipeline Under The Petroglyphs

On February 26, 2026, the United States Senate unanimously passed the Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act. The bill grants the Southern Nevada Water Authority rights to tunnel 40 miles beneath the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area to construct a pipeline capable of carrying 375 million gallons of water per day to Henderson and… Continue reading The Pipeline Under The Petroglyphs

Whatever You Want, Ben

In 2023, a Skydio sales representative sent a customer proposal to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. LVMPD Chief of Staff Mike Gennaro forwarded the email to venture capitalist Ben Horowitz, asking which deployment option the department should choose. Horowitz replied with a question: Which deployment are you looking to do? Gennaro’s response, according to… Continue reading Whatever You Want, Ben