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.
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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
The Brain Switch Scientists Keep Ignoring
Scientists discovered that stress leaves a molecular fingerprint on the brain long after the experience ends. They also found the brain has natural systems to fight back. Neither finding is getting the attention it deserves. In December 2025, researchers studying how the brain responds to stress identified molecular changes that can alter behavior long after… Continue reading The Brain Switch Scientists Keep Ignoring
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