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  • Vegetables and lettuces at a grocery store in Michigan. A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many Americans’ fears of contracting a foodborne illness. (Photo by Jon King/Michigan Advance)

    A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net

    Originally published: Stateline on August 31, 2026 by Anna Claire Vollers (more by Stateline) (Posted Sep 03, 2026)

    The Trump administration has cut staff, funding at agencies that track foodborne illnesses.

  • An Amazon Web Services data center is shown situated near single-family homes. Some local and state officials across the country want to halt development of the facilities. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

    More cities are pressing pause on data centers as local backlash grows

    Originally published: Stateline on May 28, 2026 by Robbie Sequeira (more by Stateline) (Posted May 30, 2026)

    Residents are concerned about rising electricity prices and environmental harms.

Monthly Review Essays

  • Parallel Universes
    Andy Merrifield

    Anybody who’s ever leafed through Finnegans Wake will quickly recognize that we’re not dealing here with a standard novel, just as anybody leafing through Marx’s Capital will know we’re not dealing with standard economics.

Lost & Found

  • Honor the Vietnamese, Not Those Who Killed Them
    Michael D. Yates A Vietnamese stamp depicting two Vietnamese resistance fighters shooting down a US Army helicopter.

    Only the courage of those who opposed the war, including the soldiers who did so at great risk, should be respected.

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