The countdown to the 166th running of the $1 million King’s Plate is approaching zero, but there’s still time to immerse yourself in the pageantry of Canada’s oldest and most prestigious Thoroughbred race. On Saturday, August 16 at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, a star-studded cast of the top Canadian-bred 3-year-old contenders will engage in…
by Akiva Malamet, Bautista Vivanco, and Michael F. Cannon, Cato at Liberty, August 11, 2025. Excerpts: While Ozempic and other GLP‑1 drugs are great at helping patients lose weight(among many other promising uses), these impressive medications come with an impressive price tag. For those paying out of pocket, a month’s supply can cost around $1,000. Congress prohibits Medicare from…
In this moment of crisis, we need a unified, progressive opposition to Donald Trump. We’re starting to see one take shape in the streets and at ballot boxes across the country: from New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s campaign focused on affordability, to communities protecting their neighbors from ICE, to the senators opposing arms…
But for an increasing number of Palestinians, including those who cannot hear the orders or whose mobility is impaired, following these orders may be impossible. Yet, failure to do so, could cost them their lives. “In a normal situation, people with disabilities suffer the most. And in wartime, of course, the situation is heightened further,”…
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Hundreds of protesters march to White House on Aug. 16, 2025. Brian Mann/NPR hide caption toggle caption Brian Mann/NPR WASHINGTON — Hundreds gathered peacefully in the nation’s capital on Saturday afternoon to protest President Trump’s attempted takeover of the city’s police department and deployment of National Guard units alongside federal agents. Starting with a rally…
June 30, 2025 This post was originally published on August 8, 2022, and updated on June 30, 2025. Image Description: Illustration of a woman with dark brown skin, white pants, a green top, and white sneakers, kneeling inside an hourglass, pressing her hand against the glass as sand pours down. The background is black with…
By Konstantinos Fouzas, Have you ever wondered how wars start? Sure, there might be some tension between countries, or one might declare war to another, but when does it really start? For most people, wars would most likely start with the first act of aggression. If we look back, in the previous century, we can…
From the CPI release today: Figure 1: CPI all urban (bold blue), CPI – household furnishings and operations (tan), CPI – final demand, consumer durables (green), all in logs 2025M01=0. Source: BLS via FRED, author’s calculations. While m/m CPI headline growth was at consensus, q/q core was slightly above, so that the…
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Reporting Highlights “No” to Nukes: Oregon liberals, opposed to nuclear power in the 1970s, created a complex process for getting new energy projects approved. New Energy Woes:…