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Warehouse liquidation: Wisconsin joins list of states trashing stockpiles of vital pandemic gear

Warehouse liquidation: Wisconsin joins list of states trashing stockpiles of vital pandemic gear

Posted by | Feb 1, 2024

When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., states scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Three years later, as the grips of the pandemic have loosened, many states are now trying to deal with an excess of protective gear, ditching their supplies in droves. With expiration dates passing and few requests to tap into its stockpile, Ohio auctioned off 393,000 gowns for just $2,451 and ended up throwing away another 7.2 million, along with expired masks, gloves and other materials. The now expiring supplies had cost about $29 million in federal money. A similar reckoning is...

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End of pandemic aid and soaring rent prices drive homelessness up to a record 12% nationwide

End of pandemic aid and soaring rent prices drive homelessness up to a record 12% nationwide

Posted by | Jan 31, 2024

The United States experienced a dramatic 12% increase in homelessness to its highest reported level as soaring rents and a decline in coronavirus pandemic assistance combined to put housing out of reach for more Americans, according to federal officials. About 653,000 people were homeless, the most since the country began using the yearly point-in-time survey in 2007. The total in the January count represents an increase of about 70,650 from a year earlier. The latest estimate indicates that people becoming homeless for the first time were behind much of the increase. A rise in family homelessness ended a downward...

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John Birch Society: The roots of America’s modern conspiracy theory run deep in small-town Wisconsin

John Birch Society: The roots of America’s modern conspiracy theory run deep in small-town Wisconsin

Posted by | Jan 30, 2024

The decades fall away as you open the front doors. It was the late 1950s in the cramped little offices. At the John Birch Society, they have been waging war for more than 60 years against what they are sure is a vast and diabolical conspiracy. It was a place where army-style buzz cuts are still in fashion, communism remains the primary enemy, and the decor is dominated by American flags and portraits of once-famous Cold Warriors. As they see it, America is under threat. The plot has tentacles that reach from 19th-century railroad magnates to the Biden White...

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The war in Gaza: Journalists face unprecedented violence reporting from the frontlines of a genocide

The war in Gaza: Journalists face unprecedented violence reporting from the frontlines of a genocide

Posted by | Jan 30, 2024

Being a Palestinian journalist has never been easy, but Israel’s escalation of violence against members of the press in Gaza is unprecedented, according to press freedom advocates. While global solidarity has offered some help to those documenting events in the field, their efforts remain overshadowed by increasing danger and continued bloodshed. Gaza is the deadliest place on Earth to be a journalist today. More than 100 journalists and media workers have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on their homes or vehicles or in attacks by invading Israeli forces since early October 2023, according to the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate. The...

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A nation at the crossroads: Understanding the global impact of Serbia’s internal political discontent

A nation at the crossroads: Understanding the global impact of Serbia’s internal political discontent

Posted by | Jan 29, 2024

In the heart of the Balkans, Serbia finds itself embroiled in a profound political upheaval, following the recent parliamentary and local elections. The main opposition coalition, Serbia Against Violence, has raised allegations of electoral fraud, igniting widespread public discontent and political strife in the nation, which is on the path to European Union membership. The aftermath of the elections has not only exposed deep fissures in Serbia’s political landscape, but has also raised questions about the country’s democratic integrity and its future direction. POLITICAL UNREST IN SERBIA: A NATION AT THE CROSSROADS Amidst accusations of vote-rigging and irregularities, including...

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Winter Health Explainer: How months of snow can affect your thoughts and behavior

Winter Health Explainer: How months of snow can affect your thoughts and behavior

Posted by | Jan 25, 2024

By Michael Varnum, Associate Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University; Ian Hohm, Graduate Student of Psychology, University of British Columbia What comes to mind when you think about winter? Snowflakes? Mittens? In much of the Northern Hemisphere, winter means colder temperatures, and shorter days. Along with these changes, a growing body of research in psychology and related fields suggests that winter also brings some profound changes in how people think, feel and behave. While it is one thing to identify seasonal tendencies in the population, it is much trickier to try to untangle why they exist. Some of winter’s...

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