There’s nothing like gathering with family and friends and enjoying the fruits of the harvest. HCNers love get-togethers, so here’s a few recent ones. buff.ly/7Ixe7sa

As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but they say it pays off.

There already aren’t enough dentists who accept Medicaid patients, said Kimberly Raleigh of the Michigan Oral Health Coalition, and “if there is a reduction in community water fluoridation, it’s just a downward spiral.”

The only King we acknowledge is Martin Luther. #NoKings

Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.

An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal, which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.

No Kings! No way! No fascist USA! 🗣️ Tampa, Florida 📍

When the Supreme Court recently allowed immigration agents to consider race during sweeps, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said that citizens shouldn’t be concerned because agents will “promptly let the individual go.” For these Americans, that wasn’t true: https://propub.li/47aawMD

And today we see how (not) dangerous Portland is. katu.com/news/local/n...

Portland bowyer and archery mentor Joshua Hood (Klamath-Modoc) is reclaiming traditional archery’s Indigenous roots through both his own craft and his classes for others.

Family caregivers offer their wit, wisdom and survival tips for the hardest unpaid job in America. n.pr/4nXCFxT

NoiseCat is the son of an Indigenous Canadian father and white mother. After a cultural genocide, he says, living your life becomes an existential question. His new memoir is We Survived the Night. n.pr/47rPOsV

A judge granted an order of protection barring Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) from contacting an ex-girlfriend who said he harassed and threatened her. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s response: “I know he’s been a faithful colleague here. I know his work on the Hill.” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/house-s...

Tribal college and university presidents discuss how they’re navigating the fluctuating budget changes to higher education and its impacts on tribal communities.

The unfettered right to vote is as American as motherhood, baseball and apple pie. It's the cornerstone of our democracy. The Supreme Court must uphold the Voting Rights Act and the Constitutional protection against racial gerrymandering. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/o...

Los Angeles County voted to declare a state of emergency in response to federal ICE raids. Normally reserved for natural disasters, the declaration allows the county to mobilize resources and offer assistance to residents impacted by the raids.

Feigning concern about supposed anti-white racism, the Supreme Court is poised to return the country to the 1960s. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/supreme...

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the layoffs have brought a human cost that cannot be tolerated.

A coalition said no to selling its public lands. Will it coalesce around other public land issues?

Today, Rep. Krajewski and I made it clear: Pennsylvania’s classrooms are not for sale. Our bill defends academic freedom — because no president, past or future, gets to control what our students learn. Thank you Senator Williams and my other colleagues for your outspoken leadership!

The court's conservative majority could invalidate the section of the Voting Rights Act aimed at ensuring that minority voters are not shut out of the process of drawing new congressional district lines. n.pr/42HFVEY

Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a recent study has identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability. (Published July)

DC-based friends: come out and support hard working FEMA staff. Like all of us who have worked in civil service, they just want to do their (very critical) work in peace.

Alaska’s bowhead whales can hear the climate changing. Scientists are listening in, too.

The American people know that Republicans shut down the government. Democrats want to open it up immediately. And decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis.

A gorgeous fall day here in the burning hellscape of Portland.

Tom Bowman has held his Pentagon press pass for 28 years. He says the Pentagon's new media policy makes it impossible to be a journalist, which means finding out what's really going on behind the scenes and not accepting wholesale what any government or administration says.

How do we embrace the new and still hold on to the things that shaped us?

After signing up for self-deportation, Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved to an unfinished basement. But DHS never sent them the promised plane tickets. Now they worry about surviving winter. Weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to pay rent. ➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4ohnDm6

THE DNC AND ITS OFFICERS DO NOT ENDORSE IN PRIMARY ELECTIONS —PERIOD! THE DNC IS NOT FOR— OR— AGAINST YOUR FAVORITE CANDIDATE. WE SUPPORT THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES CHOSEN BY VOTERS. WE FOCUS ONLY ON BEATING REPUBLICANS SO GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR US. THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER!

Wow! Media across the ideological spectrum said they will not sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new press policy by Tuesday’s afternoon deadline.

George Stephanopoulos chose to cut off an interview with JD Vance when it became clear that the exchange was not truthful. Disinformation will never be the friend of free speech.

At least so far, tribal governments have prevented the worst of the possible impacts from the government shutdown, through lobbying, prior appropriations and gaming revenues. buff.ly/93y0BO0

The federal government is currently shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the government shutdown is affecting services across the country.

Yes, peeps, it is me again because $2.99 is a STEAL for the ebook (w/ bk 2 next month, no less!) Writing The Witch Roads in 2022 reignited my love of writing after a rough period when I thought I should just quit. All else aside, this book is about finding joy in the small graces of the world

As the government shutdown reaches its ninth day, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin is calling on Republicans to resume negotiations in Washington as Congress remains divided over health care and funding. n.pr/3VZ7Axs

The malicious prosecution of Attorney General Tish James is baseless. And the indictment is not worth the paper it is written on.

Insurance companies can often be aggressive with their denials because “they don’t expect people to come back,” one health care advocate said. The lesson is simple, another expert told us: “Appeal, appeal, appeal, appeal. That’s all you have.” By @deldeib.bsky.social

It’s SHAMEFUL to watch US Senators vote NO on the War Powers resolution & give this administration a blank check to bomb whoever the hell they want. The current conduct in the Caribbean is unconstitutional and unacceptable! Time and time again, these cowards bend the knee.

1,000+ people currently imprisoned in Louisiana were convicted by split juries — ruled unconstitutional in 2020. Yet the state Supreme Court has declined to grant new trials, and lawmakers have repeatedly denied a reexamination of their cases. With @veritenews.org

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware.

There’s a growing movement within ranching to practice understanding how cows experience the world, and practice low-stress handing. But is that realistic? buff.ly/4EzKNRg

At issue was a suit by Rep. Michael Bost, R-Ill., challenging an Illinois regulation that allows ballots mailed in by Election Day to be counted for up to 14 days after polls close. n.pr/3L24xC7

When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact. n.pr/4nLAI7A

Some random Republican tried to come for me in the Halls of Congress. Things didn’t work out well for him. #SaveHealthcare

The ebook is still on sale, and in Canada too!

For a century unsustainable groundwater pumping has taxed aquifers and caused subsidence. A 1980s law intended to rein it in has stopped the constrction of thousands of homes near Phoenix, pitting the environment and existing water uses against new housing developments. buff.ly/Hrzh2WX

Judge Donna Scott Davenport oversaw a juvenile justice system in Rutherford County, TN, with a staggering history of throwing children in jail. In one case, 11 Black children, as young as 8, were arrested for a crime that doesn't exist. Revisit our 2021 story w/ @wpln.bsky.social: