Trump Stings Honeybees While They’re Down
DanielPrudek/iStock/Getty Bees are in a world of trouble right now. A few years ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency took some steps to protect the insects by limiting the use of an insecticide called sulfoxaflor. Made by Corteva, the agricultural arm of DowDupont, sulfoxaflor is “highly toxic to bees and other pollinating insects,” and it also…
Trump Still Looking Hard For the Best People
Hey, I was wondering about this: Same point in presidency, departures: Bush 1Obama 0Trump 14 https://t.co/z4bolKz3un — Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) July 12, 2019 Thanks for saving me from having to count this up. This means that two-thirds of Trump’s cabinet has been fired or resigned since he took office (14 out of 22). Remember back…
Ralph’s New Single is the Perfect Way to Escape One Hell of a Long Week
Ralph This week: “Gravity” by Ralph (Crocodile tears Inc., 2019) Why we’re into it: A delightful mix of house and alternative pop, Ralph has delivered a song made for dancing the long week away. The first single since her debut album Good Girl—which if you haven’t had the chance, that album is packed with just as much delight…
If Dan Coats Leaves, Trump Might Just Pick This Far-Right Islam Critic to Take Over
National security adviser John Bolton (left) walks with Dan Coats (center), the director of national intelligence. President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to replace Coats with one of Bolton’s closest aides. Mark Wilson/Getty President Donald Trump is reportedly planning a shakeup of his national security team. The news site Axios reported Friday that Trump is…
98 Percent of Their Island Is Underwater. Now Tropical Storm Barry Is Headed Their Way.
Children in the Biloxi-Chimacha-Choctaw tribe run over a bridge that crosses a bayou to get to their home on Isle de Jean Charles in 2012.Julie Dermansky/Corbis/Getty In the 19th century, when the Indian Removal Act became law, Native Americans were forced off of their land. In Louisiana, some fled to what is now Isle de…
One Simple Fix Could Prevent Unwanted Pregnancies and Save Millions of Dollars
Rich Pedroncelli/AP A new study finds that providing women with a yearlong supply of oral contraceptive birth control—rather than the typical three-month supply—could be the key to millions of dollars in health care savings and fewer unintended pregnancies. Researchers at the Department of Veterans Affairs and the University of Pittsburgh found that supplying women in…