Tag: Policies & Impacts

Libby Emmons: Why Biological Men Are Entering Women’s Prisons Across America and the West

“Federal prisons have been tasked with making sure that they are not transphobic by allowing men who identify as women … into women’s federal prisons.” Libby Emmons was a playwright and producer in the New York theater community until she faced the ire of both her peers and her audience. Her crime? The views she…


Trump’s Philosophy on Facing Challenge a Key Factor in Legal Adversity

Former President Donald Trump showed up in court Tuesday in Miami, where he’s facing 37 felony charges over his taking classified documents while he was president. Crowds of his supporters lined the streets. A handful of anti-Trump protesters were there as well. But even before he entered the courthouse, Trump made his plans clear. He…


Illinois Becomes First State to Punish Public Libraries for Banning Books

Illinois has become the first state to penalize public libraries for removing books under a new law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker on June 12. The law requires public libraries across Illinois to adhere to Chicago-based American Library Association’s (ALA) Bill of Rights in order to remain eligible for state funding. While the ALA standards…


IN-DEPTH: Intelligence Analyst Sounds Alarm on CCP’s Influence Over WHO Through ‘One Health’ Ideologies

An intelligence analyst is sounding the alarm on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) military strategy of influencing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) policies through “One Health” ideologies. “We are at war with the Chinese Communist Party,” Brian O’Shea told The Epoch Times. “Many people don’t understand or see this because—as the Chinese say—the God of…


[LIVE 7:00PM ET] Trump’s Philosophy on Facing Challenge a Key Factor in Legal Adversity

Former President Donald Trump showed up in court Tuesday in Miami, where he’s facing 37 felony charges over his taking classified documents while he was president. Crowds of his supporters lined the streets. A handful of anti-Trump protesters were there as well. But even before he entered the courthouse, Trump made his plans clear. He…


States Sending Tax Rebates and Stimulus Checks

While federal stimulus checks ended several years ago, some states have continued to provide assistance to residents in the form of tax rebates or so-called “inflation relief” payments. In context of such payments, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued clarification earlier this year that most relief checks issued by states last year aren’t subject to federal…


California Announces Several Multibillion-Dollar Opioid Settlements to Be Dispersed Nationwide

On June 9, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced four multibillion-dollar opioid settlements with major pharmacies and drugmakers to be disbursed nationwide. Pharmacies CVS and Walgreens and drug manufacturers Allergan and Teva are all held responsible for their roles in the U.S. opioid crisis. The Walgreens and CVS deals are the first multistate settlements totaling…


Target Stores in Five States Evacuated After Bomb Threats

Several Target locations throughout the country were reportedly threatened after receiving bomb threats. Target stores were briefly evacuated in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area on June 10, after receiving what local law enforcement described as “vague bomb” threats, allegedly over the retail chain’s Pride Month merchandise. Locations in at least five states were also evacuated…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Libby Emmons: Why Biological Men Are Entering Women’s Prisons Across America and the West

“Federal prisons have been tasked with making sure that they are not transphobic by allowing men who identify as women … into women’s federal prisons.” Libby Emmons was a playwright and producer in the New York theater community until she faced the ire of both her peers and her audience. Her crime? The views she…


Pharmaceutical Companies Help Pay for Doctors’ Continuing Education

Claire Davidson was socializing with colleagues at the Digestive Disease Week conference when the group realized the table they were gathered around was covered with advertisements. Anywhere else, a table wrapped in brightly colored pharmaceutical branding might stick out, but this small table fit in amid the sea of advertising in its enormous home. McCormick…