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More than a century ago, billions of American chestnuts were wiped out by an invasive fungus. Scientists are working to restore the tree to its former glory.

NYC teachers and nurses shine a light on the state of schools and hospitals as we near two years of the pandemic. Can workplace organizing stave off collapse and win a transformative political agenda?

The Justice Department’s China Initiative was established by the Trump Administration to crack down on Chinese economic and scientific espionage. It has led to numerous miscarriages of justice.

Politics and Prose bookstore employees In Washington, DC have joined the growing movement of booksellers and baristas across the country who have unionized their workplaces. They have joined United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400.

The notion of a possible armed rebellion has since spread through the Republican Party and has been espoused by party leaders and elected officials.

Hollywood’s guilds and unions saved the film and TV business in 2021.

While many iterations of the friendship sitcom exist, a Black woman invented the genre as we know it today, and a Black woman perfected it in Insecure

Their stories are not just an important reminder of the difficulties faced by women in science; they are illustrations of how prejudices and bias can force talented individuals out of research to the detriment of us all.

As lawmakers weigh how to safeguard the certification of elections from a future Jan. 6 attack, they’re facing one huge constitutional roadblock.

What the film has to say about the exploitative nature of sequels is less interesting than how it positions its male lead.