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Beyond Flint, Lead Contamination Plagues Communities Across the US
Newark, New Jersey, reported lead samples more than 2.5 times higher than that of Flint at the peak of the crisis.
Pressley, AOC, Tlaib and Omar Hit Back at Trump’s Bigotry
Trump's attack was met with a flood of outrage.
The Media Uses Coal Miners to Attack the Green New Deal While Ignoring Pensions
Major media outlets remain stuck in a reductive “elite vs. blue-collar” divide.
Six States Are Improving Tax Credits for Working Families
These steps come as four senators have proposed a major expansion of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
Trump’s Fixation on Intellectual Property Rights Serves the Rich
Increased enforcement benefits the already-wealthy owners of intellectual property claims.
15 States Have Already Taken Steps to Make the Electoral College Obsolete
Momentum is growing among state legislatures to award electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote.
Will San Francisco Become the Second City to Tax Extreme CEO-Worker Pay Gaps?
In November, voters in San Francisco will decide the fate of a proposed tax to penalize large CEO-worker pay gaps.
American Dark Money Is Fueling the Rise of Europe’s Far Right
America’s Christian right has spent at least $50 million in the last decade to fund campaigns and advocacy in Europe.
The Global Beef Trade Is Destroying the Amazon
The latest data shows that deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has risen by 73% since 2012.
Jeffrey Epstein Is Exhibit A for Capitalism’s Moral Bankruptcy
Wealth, not culpability, shapes outcomes in our criminal legal system.