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Matter gets $50 for every person who nominates us here and it only takes a few minutes. It’d be rad if folks could nominate and share to spread the word. surveymonkey.com/r/R9XCN69

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While early signs suggest that things will get worse under the incoming administration, columnist Jack Shuler writes that mutual aid networks and community building are a needed counterweight in seemingly hopeless times. matternews.org/voices/america…

While early signs suggest that things will get worse under the incoming administration, columnist Jack Shuler writes that mutual aid networks and community building are a needed counterweight in seemingly hopeless times. matternews.org/voices/america…

NEW: Database by KFF Health News, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health & Shatterproof tracks 7,000+ ways opioid settlement money has been used, shining light on public health settlements worth $50B: kffhealthnews.org/news/article/o… In this 🧵, I’ll share a bit on how we built this & what we found.

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The policies we’ve fostered in this country have harmed not only people who use drugs and their communities but also people in those places where the militaristic opposition to drug trafficking is greatest. And right now, that’s Mexico. New Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/what-a-…

The policies we’ve fostered in this country have harmed not only people who use drugs and their communities but also people in those places where the militaristic opposition to drug trafficking is greatest. And right now, that’s Mexico. New Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/what-a-…

Newark warming center seeks volunteers as another artic blast hits Licking County. Help needed starting Monday evening, Feb. 17, through Friday morning, Feb. 21. thereportingproject.org/newark-warming…

FOUND A WAY‼️‼️ Another program record has been broken as we are now the WINNINGEST team in Denison Basketball history👏🏻✍️ Tomorrow at 4 PM we will take on Wooster College in the NCAA tournament championship game 💍 See you all there 🤝

The people were angry: It took a wheelbarrow of German marks to buy a dozen eggs. Disillusioned nationalists rallied behind a charismatic wannabe dictator who claimed only he could save them.

Uncertainty around federal funds may hamper efforts  to reduce overdose deaths thereportingproject.org/uncertainty-ar…

Vice President JD Vance fumbled the NCAA championship trophy while honoring the Ohio State Buckeyes at the White House on Monday. Click on the story to see the video. scrippsnews.com/us-news/vp-van…

Nothing is more cynical than using the passing of people who have died from an overdose as an excuse to launch trade wars while at the same time gutting agencies that support people who use drugs or who are addicted. New from Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/the-hum…

Garth Mullins' new memoir, "Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs," avoids the toxic self-made-man myth and embraces the power of community. There are strong lessons in it for this social and political moment writes Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/we-have…

Garth Mullins' new memoir, "Crackdown: Surviving and Resisting the War on Drugs," avoids the toxic self-made-man myth and embraces the power of community. There are strong lessons in it for this social and political moment writes Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/we-have…

Tie confirmed in Alexandria income-tax vote, which means the issue fails. Mayor Sean Barnes said budget cuts are likely and voters in the Licking County village could see the tax question on a future ballot thereportingproject.org/tie-confirmed-…

🚨NEW EPISODE 🚨 With fascism on the rise around the world, we explore the relationship between Canada’s housing and policing policies and the risk of far right authoritarianism at home. crackdownpod.com/episodes/episo…

Vice President JD Vance wrote on X that “killing cartel members who poison our fellow citizens is the highest and best use of our military.” But U.S. officials saying fentanyl comes from Venezuela doesn’t make it so writes Jack Shuler. matternews.org/voices/fentany…