Ignition
CLEAN ENERGY · CLIMATE CHANGE · NUCLEAR
August 7, 2025
On December 5, 2022,
researchers in Livermore,
California, achieved controlled
nuclear fusion, producing more
energy than consumed.
The Story
YOU PAY
TRADE · INFLATION · COST OF LIVING
August 6, 2025
Since 2018, U.S. tariffs on
imports, initially aimed at
China and allies, have raised
consumer prices and.
Upcoded
HOSPITALS · HEALTH INSURANCE · BUSINESS
August 5, 2025
A nurse’s early doubts reveal
widespread hospital practices
of upcoding—manipulating
patient records to increase…
Free Education
WHITE HOUSE · LAW AND COURTS
August 4, 2025
Since 2025, federal education
funding and enforcement have
been sharply reduced under the
Trump administration’s…
Genocide
WAR AND SECURITY · LAW AND COURTS · ISRAEL
August 2, 2025
As of July 2025, over 59,000
Palestinians, including 17,000
children, have died in Gaza…
Skills in the AI Age
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE · LABOR · TECH
July 31, 2025
As artificial intelligence
reshapes the workforce,
universities face mounting
pressure to overhaul curricula…
The Cost of Clean
ENERGY · CLEAN ENERGY · GRID
July 30, 2025
Kemmerer, Wyoming, once a
declining coal town, is now a
focal point for America’s
energy transition, hosting.
Pants on Fire
WHITE HOUSE · POLITICAL POWER
July 29, 2025
A woman named Jane confronts
the widening gap between
political claims and her lived
reality amid rising.
The Poorhouse and the Asylum
WHITE HOUSE · PUBLIC HEALTH · MENTAL HEALTH
July 28, 2025
A 2025 executive order directs
federal agencies to remove
unhoused individuals,
especially those labeled…