Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness
By Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona America has already lost its global competitive edge in science, and funding cuts proposed in early 2025 may further a precipitous decline. Proposed cuts to the...
Trump’s push for ‘efficiency’ may destroy the EPA. What does that mean for you?
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#TBT: February 13, 2025
On February 25, 1927, the United States Congress passed S 2770, an act to confer United States citizenship upon certain inhabitants of the US Virgin Islands, and to extend naturalization laws, the same year the islands officially became an unincorporated US territory.
Google Trends in the US territories: January 2025
Welcome back to our monthly series examining the top Google Trends in Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Trends data is an unbiased sample of Google search data. It’s anonymized (no one is...
Uncertain future for the Northern Mariana Islands under the Trump administration
With the inauguration of not only President Trump (R) but also the Northern Mariana Islands' first Republican delegate to Congress, Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R), the commonwealth is preparing for a new era of national politics. These changes come at a time when national...
NDN Collective’s 2025 Community Action Fund application period opens
The application period for NDN Collective’s 2025 Community Action Fund (CAF) recently opened, and the organization is seeking new organizations to apply for the fund. For the past five years, this grant has supported direct action and frontline organizing across...
#TBT: February 6, 2025
On February 6, 1899, the United States Senate ratified the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish-American War, by a vote of 57 to 27, just over the two-thirds majority needed. Under the treaty, Spain relinquished any claim to Cuba and surrendered Puerto Rico, Guam, and...
United States Virgin Islands Department of Health urges precautions as Dengue outbreak hits St. Croix District
The Virgin Islands Department of Health is urging residents to take precautions to prevent further transmission of dengue as the number of cases rises in the district of St. Croix. “We are once again strongly urging residents to take steps now to prevent wider...
Trump’s plan to eliminate FEMA is a very bad idea
By Jack L. Rozdilsky, York University, Canada A symbolic visit by an American president to a disaster site can be constructive. Former President Joe Biden’s presence at areas in the United States affected by various disasters allowed him to both show leadership and...
#TBT: January 30, 2025
On January 9, 1978, a new government and constitution came into effect in part in the Northern Mariana Islands after approval in 1977. The new constitution would not become fully into effect until November 4, 1986.
