Lucy Stockton

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Veronica Riccobene |Lucy Stockton

7 hours agoIt sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but it actually comes from a lab in Maryland. In 2018, Liangbing Hu, a materials scientist at the University of Maryland, devised a way to turn ordinary wood into a material stronger than steel. It seemed like yet another headline-grabbing discovery that …

2 months ago | jacobin.com | Lucy Stockton

Donald Trump’s plan for blanket global tariffs isn’t just roiling the stock market and triggering international upheaval — it’s also opening the door for Trump to relaunch the tariff corruption game of his first term, in which the White House used the trade levies to punish opponents and reward donors. And this time around, Trump’s fired the government watchdog set to oversee such matters.

2 months ago | levernews.com | Lucy Stockton

Trump’s plan for blanket global tariffs aren’t just roiling the stock market and triggering international upheaval — it’s also opening the door for Trump to relaunch the tariff corruption game of his first term, in which the White House used the trade levies to punish opponents and reward donors. And this time around, Trump’s fired the government watchdog set to oversee such matters. Keep reading for FREE. This is not a paywall.

Mar 12, 2025 | levernews.com | Lucy Stockton |David Sirota

Lawmakers are facing a deadline to reauthorize the federal program providing insurance to homeowners when private insurers abandon their climate-battered locales. The 56-year-old program holds nearly policies and more than in liabilities. It was envisioned as a stopgap measure for the working class — but the wealthy are now exploiting the program at the expense of low-income homeowners. That includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Mar 12, 2025 | levernews.com | Lucy Stockton |David Sirota

Lawmakers are facing a deadline to reauthorize the federal program providing insurance to homeowners when private insurers abandon their climate-battered locales. The 56-year-old program holds nearly policies and more than in liabilities. It was envisioned as a stopgap measure for the working class — but the wealthy are now exploiting the program at the expense of low-income homeowners. That includes Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.