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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.
The US Is Quietly Opening Shelters for Babies and Young Kids Without Mothers
One Phoenix facility housed 12 children ages 5 and under, some as young as 3 months old, all without their mothers.
Climate Adaptation Needs to Put Human Rights Above Property Values
Every dollar spent on sea walls is a dollar not invested into actual carbon reduction.
Democrats’ National Service Plans Put a Price on Debt Forgiveness
Service plans promote the idea that only rich Americans are entitled to a debt-free higher education.
Presidential Candidates Can’t Discuss Gun Deaths Without Discussing Cops
Since 2015, mass shooters have killed 339 people in the U.S., while police have used guns to take 4,355 lives.
Professors and Students Unite to Oppose Cuts to Lebanon’s Only Public University
A six-week strike by teachers has bolstered a movement against proposed austerity measures.
Environmental Activists Claim Victory After Detroit Incinerator Closes
Residents of the majority Black neighborhood surrounding the plant had long fought for its closure.