These four challenges will shape the next farm bill – and how the US eats

For the 20th time since 1933, Congress is writing a multiyear farm bill that will shape what kind of food U.S. farmers grow, how they raise...

Medicaid work requirements would leave more low-income people without health insurance – but this policy is unlikely to pass this time around

The legislative package the U.S. House of Representatives passed on April 26, 2023, by a narrow margin would pare federal spending over the next decade while...

COVID is officially no longer a global health emergency – here’s what that means (and what we’ve learned along the way)

World Health Organisation (WHO) experts have officially declared that COVID no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (Pheic). This coincides with the WHO’s...

New funds will tackle Indigenous smoking. But here’s what else we know works for quit campaigns

Among all the talk this week about a crackdown on vaping – the most significant tobacco control reforms in a decade – has been the roll-out...

Biden’s dragging poll numbers won’t matter in 2024 if enough voters loathe his opponent even more

Commentators were quick to note President Joe Biden’s low job approval and favorability ratings after he announced his long-expected reelection bid on April 25, 2023. Others...

What does a king actually do?

AECC discusses ASEAN role in responding to geopolitical dynamics

JAKARTA – The 22nd meeting of the ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) discussed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) role in responding to geopolitical and geoeconomic dynamics,...

Israel is a powder keg waiting to blow

The death in custody on May 2 of Khader Adnan, the first Palestinian to die of a hunger strike for more than 30 years, sparked mass...

We must all speak out to stop anti-LGBTQ legislation

Anti-LGBTQ sentiments have become increasingly toxic and more prevalent around the world. From the United States to Europe and East Africa, right-wing state and federal governments...

US FDA OKs world’s 1st respiratory syncytial virus vaccine

NEW YORK – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday approved the world’s first respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine, Arexvy, for use in the country....