(2026-04-16). Pennsylvania launches new privacy protections for people with disabilities, including autism. whyy.org From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Pennsylvania is adding more privacy protections for people with intellectual disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, after federal plans to collect more health information raised concerns. | Any state agency collection of personal and private information on people with disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, will be limited to the minimum level of detail that is absolutely necessary, Pennsylvania leaders announced Wednesday. | This data will also not be…
(2026-04-15). Mike Lee Takes On 'Valley Of Death' Plaguing Nuclear Energy Developers. wattsupwiththat.com the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad created by Lee's legislation "meaningfully expands opportunities for private companies to demonstrate their technologies in partnership with the [DOE]."
(2026-04-16). Trump DOJ seeks to erase January 6 convictions of Proud Boys, Oath Keepers ringleaders ahead of 2026 elections. wsws.org Trump's commutations and pardons last year freed militia members charged with the most serious January 6 crimes but left their convictions intact. This new motion seeks to vacate those convictions and dismiss the indictments, helping clear the way for the fascist militia forces to legally rearm.
(2026-04-15). Top Israel court hears petitions to oust far-right minister. newarab.com 
(2026-04-15). top court hears petitions to remove Ben-Gvir over alleged police politicization. haaretz.com AG warns of urgent need to halt the far-right minister's harm to civil liberties and democratic order via police interference; outside the supreme court, a Netanyahu minister says 'the time has come for a constitutional crisis,' as Ben-Gvir fires back: 'I was elected to govern'…
(2026-04-16). Tuesday 4/28: Trillion-Gallon Time Bomb: Inside the Oil Industry's Toxic Wastewater Pollution Crisis. indybay.org Online event – join from anywhere…
(2026-04-15). Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu Sarah know victory means Can they convince the rest of us? haaretz.com In 'The Future Is Peace,' Maoz Inon, whose parents were killed on October 7, and Aziz Abu Sarah, whose brother died from torture in an Israeli prison, share their pain and their hope of building understanding. In an interview, they explain why they're stance is not naàØve…
(2026-04-15). saved me from depression after October. haaretz.com In a Tel Aviv studio, older women, and now men, use dance to process trauma, reclaim their bodies and challenge the limits of aging…
(2026-04-15). 'Starving the Beast' through war: MAGA's class struggle strategy. peoplesworld.org 
Ronald Reagan's budget director, David Stockman, spoke candidly years ago about why Republicans like tax cuts so much. In his 1986 book, The Triumph of Politics: Why the Reagan Revolution Failed, he confided that tax cuts served the purpose of creating budget deficits that could then be used to justify spending cuts on government programs. Typically, …
(2026-04-15). Lawmakers, enviros push back against Hochul's climate cuts (partt 1). mediasanctuary.org On April 14, state lawmakers and environmental groups held a news conference to push back against Governor Hochul's push to slash the state's climate law. In part one of our coverage, we hear from Senator Pete Harckham, Chair of the En Con Committee; Stephen Edel of NY Renews; Senator Rachel May; and Assemblymember JoAnn Simone. By Mark Dunlea for Hudson Mohawk Magazine.