The Supreme Court Just Let Trump’s Ban on Transgender Military Service Move Forward
Sipa/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. The Supreme Court permitted the Trump administration’s ban on transgender members of the armed services to move forward. In a 5-4 ruling Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court allowed the government to proceed with the controversial directive while the court considers whether it will formally review…
Is Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Ripping Off Sick People?
I couldn’t find a usable picture of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, but how about a nice picture of the Golden Gate Bridge instead?Rieger Bertrand/Hemis/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sarah Kliff has been collecting hospital bills over the past year, and for the past couple of weeks she’s zoomed…
Los Angeles Teachers Explain Why They’re on Strike for Their Students
Teachers picketed and rallied Friday as a strike against the giant Los Angeles Unified School District entered its fifth day with a new round of contract negotiations underway. Damian Dovarganes/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Tens of thousands of teachers in Los Angeles have been on strike for the past…
WhatsApp Moves to Rein in Your Crazy Uncle
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. I know this is serious, but I can’t help laughing about it: WhatsApp users will be blocked from forwarding messages to more than five individuals or groups under new rules the messaging service is rolling out worldwide to fight the spread of misinformation….The five-recipient limit…
Kamala Harris’ Presidential Run Will Force Democrats to Decide Where They Really Stand on Criminal Justice
Tom Williams/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s finally official: Kamala Harris is running for president. She made the announcement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, meaning that the biracial junior senator from California is only the third black woman (after Shirley Chisholm and Carol Moseley-Braun) and second Indian-American (after…
A Bold Departure for Sharon Van Etten
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Sharon Van EttenRemind Me TomorrowJagjaguwar Somber anguish has long been a hallmark of Sharon Van Etten’s beautifully austere folk-pop, which probes the inner workings of relationships with unsparing directness. The startling “Remind Me Tomorrow” marks a dramatic sonic change, expanding her palette to include such…