Current Events
2024-2025
2023-2024
Climate Change: Despair or Optimism?
June 30, 2023
Is humanity’s endgame in sight? Or is this a time of optimism and opportunity to safeguard and transform our future?
The Statistics of Pain: Gender Bias in Medicine
May 4, 2023
A sixteen-year-old patient visited her doctor after experiencing extreme abdominal pain, finding blood in her urine, and running a fever. Her doctor asked about her sex life, whether she used tampons or pads, her home life, then prescribed her antidepressants before sending her home. She was finally given generic antibiotics for her kidney infection two days later, but because she had entered early-stage sepsis, they weren’t strong enough and she had to be hospitalized.
Negotiations continue between Western and Russian diplomats
February 11, 2022
Expect this to stay in the news cycle for the next several weeks.
Infrastructure & Biden’s Domestic Agenda
December 17, 2021
After months of negotiations, Dem's Build Back Better plan is finally in the Senate, where it awaits yet more negotiation.
February 11, 2022
Learn more about Black History Month and its origins and meanings.
The Ongoing Litigation Over Texas’s Abortion Law
December 17, 2021
A look into the developments surrounding S.B. 8, a controversial new law from Texas that has become the most restrictive law on women's reproductive rights yet.
COP27 Key Outcomes: A Win for Climate Justice, but much Remains to be Done
January 31, 2023
The climate conference COP27 resulted in arguably as much good as lack of it, all while humanity accelerates toward climate change.
Breaking News: Sponsored by Internet Explorer - Episode 1: The Titanic's Voyage
January 31, 2023
Meet Noah Newmann, bringing the newest news. This episode: In depth updates about life aboard the RMS Titanic's maiden voyage! Only on Breaking News: Sponsored by Internet Explorer!