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Defense Contractors Spent Big in Afghanistan Before the Taliban Took Control
The Defense Department issued nearly $1 billion in contracts to 17 companies set to continue past the May 1 withdrawal.
The Real Impact of the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill Will Be Felt Locally
For decades, many localities have preferred to cut taxes and defer needed improvements to infrastructure.
Activists Celebrate Win in Fight Against Chemical Oil Dispersants
A federal court has ordered the EPA to update its regulations on the use of toxic chemicals in oil spill responses.
CEOs Got Bonuses While Workers Struggled During the Pandemic
CEOs at the largest publicly traded companies earned, on average, 351 times as much as the typical worker.
Sanders Traveling to GOP Districts to Pitch $3.5T Plan Ahead of 2022 Elections
Sanders will visit Indiana and Iowa next week to speak with voters about the plan that he's compared to the New Deal.
Right-Leaning Columnist Calls Forever War a “Myth”
Afghanistan and Iraq were ATM machines for the warmakers for three decades plus a year.
Report: Trump Admin Deployed Feds to Bring Harsher Charges on BLM Protesters
Throughout history, the federal government has worked to surveil and disrupt Black power movements.
Boebert Failed to Disclose Husband’s Nearly Half-Million Energy Company Salary
The lawmaker has also spent her first months in office pushing pro-fossil fuel bills and statements.
Texas Schools Allowed to Defy Abbott’s Ban on Mask Mandates — for Now
The Texas State Supreme Court also ruled in favor of districts, for the time being, to enforce mask rules in schools.
Biden Forgiving Student Debt of Disabled People, Totaling $5.8 Billion
The administration is simplifying an existing program that allows totally disabled people to have student debt forgiven.