Archive for June 2025

Seventy years after President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned about the cost of a military-industrial complex, America is still stealing from its own people to fund a global empire…. It’s about preserving a military-industrial complex that profits from endless war, global policing, and foreign occupations—while the nation’s infrastructure crumbles and its people are neglected.

A monitor appointed by a federal court has found that a New York City Police Department unit has been unjustly stopping and searching New Yorkers, almost all of them Black and Hispanic men. The report on the NYPD’s Community Response Team echoes a recent ProPublica investigation that found the unit, championed by Mayor Eric Adams, has been ridden with abuses.

Governments worldwide are dramatically reshaping higher education, challenging long-held models and academic autonomy

As part of the administration’s efforts aimed at stopping diversity, equity and inclusion, the government has been restricting how it monitors public health. Along with cuts to federally funded research, the administration has targeted public health efforts to gather information about sexual orientation and gender identity.

“In interviews, veterans said the impact of the new policy would probably fall hardest on female veterans, LGBTQ+ veterans and those who live in rural areas where there are fewer doctors overall.”

The tragic case of Qianya “Amy” Huang, a 24-year-old San Francisco State University social work graduate who disappeared in early April, has been confirmed following her identification by Alameda County authorities after nearly two months of uncertainty. Huang’s case highlights concerning trends in Bay Area missing persons incidents, particularly those involving young adults and bridge-related disappearances.