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Pressure Mounts Against Trump as 8 New Witnesses Prepare to Testify
Any mistakes Trump now makes, on Twitter or elsewhere, will likely erode his support within the GOP even more.
Medicaid Tweak Might Offer Means to Improve US Reproductive Health
The U.S. is one of only three countries where deaths related to pregnancy and birth are on the rise.
More Than Half of Americans Want Trump Impeached and Removed
These numbers could spell danger for Trump, as the impeachment inquiry is still in a somewhat early phase.
Proposed Asylum Fees Would Have Immigrants Paying for Red Tape
Making it harder for asylum-seekers to access protection is sure to leave many in dire straits.
When Disaster Strikes, Indigenous Communities Receive Unequal Recovery Aid
On average, tribal citizens receive only $3 per person, per year in federal government natural disaster aid.
Even With a Wealth Tax, Economic Policy Ensures Billionaires Will Exist
Within our current system, we can't limit the voices of the super rich -- but we can amplify the voices of the non-rich.
Humans Aren’t Inherently Destroying the Planet — Capitalism Is
A new book dubs our current geological era the “Capitalocene.”
Pope Francis Proposes Adding “Ecological Sin” to Church Teachings
The Catholic Church appears poised to add crimes against nature and the environment to its catechism.
McConnell Ramps Up Judicial Confirmations After Getting Quarter Million Donation
A prominent conservative legal activist gave his largest contribution ever to McConnell’s joint fundraising committee.
McDonald’s Workers in Detroit Are on Strike for Workplace Democracy
The action was ignited by the hideously common experience of workplace sexual harassment.