For the past month, Vice co-founder and CEO Shane Smith has had a remarkable number of questions, which hes posed in a new interview show titled, appropriately, Shane Smith Has Questions. The show, which airs on YouTube and on Vices cable TV channel, is clearly meant to be a return to form for both Smith […]

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is one of the Earths last intact ecosystems. Vast and little-known, this 19 million-acre expanse along Alaskas north slope is home to some of the regions last remaining polar bears, as well as musk oxen, [...

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is one of the Earths last intact ecosystems. Vast and little-known, this 19 million-acre expanse along Alaskas north slope is home to some of the regions last remaining polar bears, as well as musk oxen, [...

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is one of the Earths last intact ecosystems. Vast and little-known, this 19 million-acre expanse along Alaskas north slope is home to some of the regions last remaining polar bears, as well as musk oxen, [...

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is one of the Earths last intact ecosystems. Vast and little-known, this 19 million-acre expanse along Alaskas north slope is home to some of the regions last remaining polar bears, as well as musk oxen, [...

Protesters took to the US Capitol bathrooms across from House Speaker Mike Johnsons office on Thursday to protest the recently enacted policy banning trans people from accessing bathrooms that align with their gender identity. Just a day after the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that may upend gender-affirming care for children and […]

In a nearly 300-page report released on Thursday, Amnesty International concluded that Israels actions in Gaza constitute genocide. Month after month, Israel has treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them, Agns Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said in a statement. [̷...

In a nearly 300-page report released on Thursday, Amnesty International concluded that Israels actions in Gaza constitute genocide. Month after month, Israel has treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them, Agns Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said in a statement. [̷...

In a nearly 300-page report released on Thursday, Amnesty International concluded that Israels actions in Gaza constitute genocide. Month after month, Israel has treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them, Agns Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said in a statement. [̷...

In a nearly 300-page report released on Thursday, Amnesty International concluded that Israels actions in Gaza constitute genocide. Month after month, Israel has treated Palestinians in Gaza as a subhuman group unworthy of human rights and dignity, demonstrating its intent to physically destroy them, Agns Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said in a statement. [̷...

After contemplating a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors Wednesday, the Supreme Court appears likely to greenlight the prohibition on the theory that nine humble justices are not the best arbiters of complex medical questions. Its a theory of a modest judiciary that stays in its lane and knows the limits of its […]

The bird flus been around for decades. But this year, concerns have spiked after it jumped to humans and other mammals, leading to at least 58 confirmed cases in the United States among mostly farmworkers.  Another, more obvious, cause for worry: The response to the prospective health crisis will soon be under the direction of […]

Daniel Espinoza first saw his future wife from across the room at a dim Las Vegas casino. It was New Years Eve 2014, and a beautiful woman with big brown eyes and dirty-blond hair was playing slots. Espinoza, a construction worker and party boy who was about to turn 30, sat down next to her. […]

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Chris Peterson wasnt surprised that Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. But he was surprised by how quickly he and his wife started asking one another: Should we try to have another baby before a possible nationwide abortion ban takes e...

Daniel Espinoza first saw his future wife from across the room at a dim Las Vegas casino. It was New Years Eve 2014, and a beautiful woman with big brown eyes and dirty-blond hair was playing slots. Espinoza, a construction worker and party boy who was about to turn 30, sat down next to her. […]

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Chris Peterson wasnt surprised that Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election. But he was surprised by how quickly he and his wife started asking one another: Should we try to have another baby before a possible nationwide abortion ban takes e...