January 2025
February 2025
New HIV Injection Offers Hope, but Political Headwinds Threaten Progress
A new long-acting HIV injection offers six months of protection with one dose; however, political attacks on programs like PEPFAR and the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in countries with high HIV burdens threaten to reverse progress, potentially leading to future pandemics.
New HIV Injection Offers Hope, but Political Headwinds Threaten Progress
A new long-acting HIV injection offers six months of protection with one dose; however, political attacks on programs like PEPFAR and the rise of anti-LGBTQ+ laws in countries with high HIV burdens threaten to reverse progress, potentially leading to future pandemics.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Gazan Artist Documents Tech-Driven Warfare's Impact
Palestinian artist Mahmoud Alhaj's films, "Control Anatomy" and "The Right to See," detail the escalating technological violence used by the Israeli military in Gaza, impacting civilians like Alhaj's family who are now displaced. Filmed before and during the conflict, the films highlight the evoluti...
Gazan Artist Documents Tech-Driven Warfare's Impact
Palestinian artist Mahmoud Alhaj's films, "Control Anatomy" and "The Right to See," detail the escalating technological violence used by the Israeli military in Gaza, impacting civilians like Alhaj's family who are now displaced. Filmed before and during the conflict, the films highlight the evoluti...
Progress
48% Bias Score
Trump Pauses TikTok Ban, Offers Liability Shield
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday pausing a law banning TikTok for 75 days and providing liability protection to its business partners, aiming to resolve national security concerns while preserving the app's use by 170 million Americans.
Trump Pauses TikTok Ban, Offers Liability Shield
President Trump signed an executive order on Monday pausing a law banning TikTok for 75 days and providing liability protection to its business partners, aiming to resolve national security concerns while preserving the app's use by 170 million Americans.
Progress
36% Bias Score
Trump Threatens Widespread Tariffs, Sparking Global Trade Tensions
President Trump, seeking to boost domestic production and reduce the US trade deficit, plans to impose 10-20% tariffs on all imported goods, a move criticized for potentially harming American consumers and businesses while benefiting other low-cost producers; he also threatens tariffs on China, the ...
Trump Threatens Widespread Tariffs, Sparking Global Trade Tensions
President Trump, seeking to boost domestic production and reduce the US trade deficit, plans to impose 10-20% tariffs on all imported goods, a move criticized for potentially harming American consumers and businesses while benefiting other low-cost producers; he also threatens tariffs on China, the ...
Progress
52% Bias Score
Rubio Confirmed as Secretary of State
Florida Senator Marco Rubio was unanimously confirmed as President Trump's Secretary of State on Monday following unanimous votes in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the full Senate; his experience on foreign policy committees and his stated foreign policy positions contributed to his conf...
Rubio Confirmed as Secretary of State
Florida Senator Marco Rubio was unanimously confirmed as President Trump's Secretary of State on Monday following unanimous votes in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the full Senate; his experience on foreign policy committees and his stated foreign policy positions contributed to his conf...
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump Reinstates Cuba as State Sponsor of Terrorism
On his first day in office, President Trump reversed Biden's policy by adding Cuba back to the list of state sponsors of terrorism, revoking 78 executive orders and signaling a return to a stricter approach towards Cuba, causing immediate economic and political repercussions.
Trump Reinstates Cuba as State Sponsor of Terrorism
On his first day in office, President Trump reversed Biden's policy by adding Cuba back to the list of state sponsors of terrorism, revoking 78 executive orders and signaling a return to a stricter approach towards Cuba, causing immediate economic and political repercussions.
Progress
52% Bias Score
Tech Giants and the Erosion of Free Speech
Tech giants prioritize profit over content moderation, enabling the spread of misinformation and undermining democratic principles of free speech.
Tech Giants and the Erosion of Free Speech
Tech giants prioritize profit over content moderation, enabling the spread of misinformation and undermining democratic principles of free speech.
Progress
64% Bias Score
Germany Reinstates Border Controls Amidst Rising Nationalism and Global Instability
Germany reinstated temporary border controls on September 9th, 2024, due to rising far-right support, a regional election loss, and a fatal attack by a Syrian asylum seeker, reflecting broader global trends of nationalism and a weakening multilateral system.
Germany Reinstates Border Controls Amidst Rising Nationalism and Global Instability
Germany reinstated temporary border controls on September 9th, 2024, due to rising far-right support, a regional election loss, and a fatal attack by a Syrian asylum seeker, reflecting broader global trends of nationalism and a weakening multilateral system.
Progress
60% Bias Score
Senate Unanimously Confirms Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State on Monday, marking him as the first Hispanic American to hold the position and the first confirmed member of President Trump's second term cabinet; he is expected to meet with the Quad countries this week.
Senate Unanimously Confirms Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
The Senate unanimously confirmed Marco Rubio as Secretary of State on Monday, marking him as the first Hispanic American to hold the position and the first confirmed member of President Trump's second term cabinet; he is expected to meet with the Quad countries this week.
Progress
44% Bias Score
Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump announced Monday that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, effective January 20, 2026, reversing the Biden administration's rejoining and jeopardizing global efforts to curb climate change; the U.S. is a leading historical emitter of greenhouse gases.
Trump Announces U.S. Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump announced Monday that the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement, effective January 20, 2026, reversing the Biden administration's rejoining and jeopardizing global efforts to curb climate change; the U.S. is a leading historical emitter of greenhouse gases.
Progress
40% Bias Score
Trump's Inauguration: Immediate Policy Shifts and Renewed Nationalism
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th US president on January 20, 2025, immediately declaring states of emergency on the southern border and for national energy, alongside a decree establishing only two genders. He also signaled a potential shift in US foreign policy.
Trump's Inauguration: Immediate Policy Shifts and Renewed Nationalism
Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th US president on January 20, 2025, immediately declaring states of emergency on the southern border and for national energy, alongside a decree establishing only two genders. He also signaled a potential shift in US foreign policy.
Progress
56% Bias Score
Trump Withdraws US From Paris Climate Accord
President Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, reversing Biden's re-entry and jeopardizing global climate commitments; the US, the world's second-largest emitter and historically largest, will no longer be bound by emission reduction targets, potentially hampering internationa...
Trump Withdraws US From Paris Climate Accord
President Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, reversing Biden's re-entry and jeopardizing global climate commitments; the US, the world's second-largest emitter and historically largest, will no longer be bound by emission reduction targets, potentially hampering internationa...
Progress
48% Bias Score