The parasite, called Cyclospora, has sickened thousands of people in at least 41 states and made headlines about “explosive diarrhea” that lasted for weeks. But as Guardian health contributor and reporter Melody Schreiber told host Carter Sherman, Donald Trump’s cuts at the CDC and FDA have weakened the agencies’ ability to stop the dangerous outbreak
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Idaho and West Virginia schools can continue to enforce bans on transgender athletes playing on girls’ and women’s teams. It is the latest development in a political and legal attack on trans people, and trans youth in particular, that has increased in recent years. Following that decision,
On the Fourth of July, new savings accounts for kids from the Trump administration went live. These ‘Trump accounts’, created as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, are apparently supposed to help families pay for college and other expenses. But Guardian columnist Moira Donegan says these accounts are actually the work of the
During this tenure, the US Supreme Court issued decisions on issues ranging from voting rights to immigration and birthright citizenship, reshaping the lives of millions of people. Kai Wright talks with The Nation’s justice correspondent Eli Mistel about how the court got all its powers in the first place, and why Mistel thinks court reforms
Following the murder of Charlie Kirk, the Trump administration vowed to prosecute “antifa” activists for domestic terrorism. Now, it has lived up to that threat. A group of activists who attended an anti-ICE protest that turned dangerously violent have been sentenced to decades in prison, and the case could have huge consequences for the First
Negotiations are now underway in Iran to end the war, with experts widely agreeing that the Iranian government has the upper hand. But if the regime emerges from the war stronger than before, what does that mean for the people of Iran? talk to carter sherman Shireen JaffreyA world-renowned journalist focusing on the Middle East,