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Justin Murphy may well be running one of the most anonymous Senate campaigns anywhere in the country this cycle, though that anonymity has far...

Two major New Jersey-based activist organizations—The People’s Organization For Progress (POP) and The Martin Luther King People’s Convention for Justice and Resistance (MLKPCJR)—issued a joint statement this week sharply criticizing President Donald Trump’s recent decision to deploy National Guard troops and assume greater federal control over Washington, D.C.’s police force. The announcement, made by Trump yesterday, has sparked outrage among civil rights advocates nationwide, who view the move as unnecessary, politically motivated, and a dangerous precedent for federal overreach into local governance. “An Unnecessary and Dangerous Move” Lawrence Hamm, chairman of POP, spoke on behalf of both organizations, calling the deployment “absolutely unnecessary” and accusing the president of using misleading claims about rising crime to justify his actions. “He...

Public health conversations can shift quickly when influential voices enter the discussion. A newly published medical analysis has revealed how powerful that influence can be, particularly when it comes to health decisions made by expecting mothers. According to a study released in early March in the medical journal The Lancet, emergency room orders for Tylenol (acetaminophen) among pregnant patients declined significantly following controversial remarks made during a White House briefing in September 2025. The comments suggested that the commonly used over-the-counter medication might increase the risk of autism when taken during pregnancy. The claims sparked immediate debate across the medical and scientific communities. In the weeks that followed, researchers documented a measurable shift in clinical prescribing patterns,...