Will Vitka

Shutterstock Tiny plastic fragments are turning up everywhere — in the air, in our food, even in our blood. Now...

Shutterstock Poverty in America isn’t spread evenly. A handful of states consistently rank at the bottom for income and economic...

Shutterstock The First Amendment is supposed to shield Americans from government retaliation over what they say. But Trump’s recent actions...

Shutterstock In 2023, more than 3 million Americans died. Most of those deaths came from just ten causes. Chronic illness...

Shutterstock The Supreme Court will hear a challenge to Trump’s emergency tariffs on November 5. At issue: whether the International...

Shutterstock Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension sparked outrage across the spectrum. While many conservatives have long criticized him, a surprising number are...

Shutterstock The H-1B1 visa program is a quiet cousin of the H-1B, carved out of U.S. trade deals with Chile...

Shutterstock The White House is signaling concern about prenatal acetaminophen (Tylenol) and autism. Markets jumped. Experts pushed back, pointing out...

Shutterstock From Tammany Hall’s stolen millions to senators with gold bars, American politics has never been short on scandal. These...

Shutterstock From Alaska’s monster quakes to California’s infamous ruptures, the U.S. has seen some of the world’s most destructive seismic...