Families, lawmakers demand transparency for $89,000 drug

Story highlights A drug for muscular dystrophy has faced criticism for its $89,000-a-year price tag The pharmaceutical company halted its rollout and released a statement justifying the cost CNN  —  A newly US-approved drug with an $89,000-a-year price tag has Continue reading Families, lawmakers demand transparency for $89,000 drug

How Trump’s Unhinged Immunity Demand Could Unleash a Second-Term Crime Spree

It’s been said on social media that if Trump wins here, his second-term powers would be quasi-absolute—that he could order, say, the assassination of political foes with impunity. That overstates the matter. As former White House lawyers told me, if Continue reading How Trump’s Unhinged Immunity Demand Could Unleash a Second-Term Crime Spree

Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt Fox News, Demand End to Propaganda

A group of pro-Palestine protesters entered the New York headquarters of Fox News’s parent company on Friday, accusing the network of covering up “genocide.” The activist organization ANSWER Coalition organized the demonstration. The protesters gathered in the lobby of the Continue reading Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt Fox News, Demand End to Propaganda

Dissent Is Growing: Five More Congressmen Demand Cease-Fire in Gaza

“We look forward to working with her and Speaker Johnson in the days ahead to advance social conservative values in this Congress,” FPA President Craig DeRoche said. The FPA actively promotes conversion therapy, which it describes as “basic talk therapy Continue reading Dissent Is Growing: Five More Congressmen Demand Cease-Fire in Gaza

Fossil Fuel Demand Is Predicted to Peak by 2030. Oil Giants Are Betting Against It.

Chevron and Exxon have plenty of cause for optimism, though. The U.S. already accounts for 90 percent of new liquefied natural gas projects approved anywhere on earth since the start of 2022. Domestic crude oil production reached record levels this Continue reading Fossil Fuel Demand Is Predicted to Peak by 2030. Oil Giants Are Betting Against It.

“Not in Our Name”: Jewish Activists Take Over Capitol to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza

Hundreds of Jewish activists protested inside the Capitol on Wednesday, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. And just as quickly, Capitol Police began arresting them. The Jewish-led protest involved thousands more protesting outside the Capitol, as well as about two dozen Continue reading “Not in Our Name”: Jewish Activists Take Over Capitol to Demand Ceasefire in Gaza

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Insane Office Temperature Demand Drove Staff Crazy

Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says he can handle the heat. As it turns out, not only is that not true but he sometimes even loses his cool. While on the campaign trail, Ramaswamy likes to portray himself as someone who Continue reading Vivek Ramaswamy’s Insane Office Temperature Demand Drove Staff Crazy