A Texas district in which Black students were allegedly taunted with monkey noises. An Arizona school where students admitted saying “slavery is good.” These are some of the incidents Trump’s Education Department has ignored. #News #Education #Trump #Racism #CivilRights #School #Family #BlackMastodon
Today, ProPublica launched a first-of-its-kind app to help you find out where your generic drugs come from and what the factories that made them are like. Here’s how to use it: #Data #Research #App #Health #Medicine #Medication #Drugs
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations: #Data #Research #FDA #Health #PublicHealth #Medicine #Medication
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Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases. --- A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that protects us from infectious disease,” an expert said. #News #COVID #Vaccines #Fraud #Law #Health #PublicHealth #Utah #PamBondi
When the Trump administration took away her family’s food this summer, Rose Natabo had to choose which of her three sons to care for — who ate and who didn’t. #News #Kenya #Africa #USAID #Family #Children #Trump #MarcioRubio #Politics
As the Trump administration ordered agencies to eradicate “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, we identified more than 1,000 nonprofits that removed such language from the mission statements in their tax filings. #DEI #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion #Nonprofit #Charity #Trump #Data #Analysis
Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food. Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card. #News #USAID #Hunger #USPolitics #Trump #MarcoRubio #Africa #Kenya
A lax regulatory environment has led to the widespread abuse of farmworkers — including threats of violence, stolen wages and forced labor. Experts say the Fair Food Program's reforms could help. But few farms have signed on. #News #Agriculture #Farming #Immigration #Labor #Abuse #Exploitation #Immigrants
After reporting by ProPublica revealed industry connections among Transportation Department regulators and showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations, Sen. Maria Cantwell is demanding answers. #News #Transportation #Industry #Business #Government #Regulation #Senate