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Christian Zionism is again salient as Donald Trump surrounds himself with Evangelicals who profess the ideology and he pays lip service to it, as he does to other popular Evangelical convictions. Many Christian Zionists believe end-times are nigh.

Adult brains grow new neurons, and scientists have finally pinpointed where they come from. These new findings settle a major dispute that neuroscientists have been arguing about for more than 60 years.

As ICE agents run amok, Latino cities and communities have been compelled to cancel their celebrations.

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In honor of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and all those who refuse to be silenced on Israeli apartheid and genocide by bogus claims that denouncing those abuses amounts to hatred of Jews. Written in 2007, re-posted by the author this past week.

For the first time, required pre-authorizations are coming to traditional Medicare. The Trump administration proposes to extend pre-authorizations to traditional Medicare, just like Medicare Advantage. This maneuver has gotten little attention.

The Republican budget will gut Medicaid, slash food aid for families, and shutter rural hospitals—just to give tax breaks that will go overwhelmingly to the wealthy. It is a staggering upward redistribution of income.

Mamdani has one more big hurdle to overcome–a general election in November. Pulling together a successful electoral coalition is difficult, but forging a governing coalition to run the city is even harder. As mayor, Mamdani will face major challenges

The old world is dying. Can the new world be born?