With USAID shuttered, Palestine’s most vulnerable lose a lifeline

April 30, 2025
Ella Halpern-Matthews
On Jan. 26, Dr. Sahar Alkawasmeh received a letter informing her that USAID funding to her organization, ADWAR (Roles for Social Change Association), had been suspended for 90 days, pending review. All work was to cease immediately.

An ADWAR employee cooks bread for displaced women as part of the “Resilience In Every Slice” initiative, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, Dec. 8, 2024. (Courtesy of ADWAR)

Trump Quietly Took Away a Living Wage From Thousands of Federal Workers

May 1, 2025
Michael Arria
Companies can now illegally pay federal contractors less than the current minimum wage and face no consequences.

PFAS Found in Condoms and Lubricants

April 8, 2025
According to a study by the consumer safety advocacy group Mamavation, popular brands of condoms and lubricants contain PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or so-called “forever chemicals,” Tom Perkins reported for the Guardian in July 2024.