WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives voted 224-200 last week to approve the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026, a sweeping new Farm Bill that critics say strengthens industrial agriculture while weakening animal welfare protections. The legislation, H.R. 7567, would continue federal support for large-scale meat, dairy, and egg production while also…
By Kathryn Carley – Producer As Immigration and Customs Enforcement steps up enforcement in Massachusetts, organizations aiding survivors of sexual and domestic violence say fewer people are using their services. Undocumented immigrants and refugees already faced challenges in seeking help over fears of deportation. Nithya Badrinath, policy director for the nonprofit Jane Doe Inc., said the growing number…
It’s 1:00 a.m., and I can’t sleep.
My chest is hitching now and again. There’s a knot in my throat.
Sorrow, then rage. Then fear. Then rage again. And more sorrow.
To many of you, this will all sound like a paranoid fever dream. I get it. You grew up on the same “School House Rock” version of America that I did. Your history classes painted this Land of the Free in the best possible light, excusing centuries of atrocities with an optimistic, “Well, we wouldn’t do Manifest Destiny the same way today!”