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Big Banks Are Shifting Mortgages Made Riskier by Climate Change Onto Taxpayers
Researchers hope to spur debate about lending policies for regions increasingly at risk in a warming world.
Union Members Demand a Voice in Presidential Endorsements
Several unions are responding to members' criticisms of how endorsements were made in 2016.
Private Contractor Defends Detention Inspections Deemed “Useless” by ICE Staff
Lawmakers and human rights advocates were shocked by the Nakamoto CEO's testimony on Thursday.
Will This Be the Scandal That Finally Prompts Republicans to Defect From Trump?
If Republicans circle the wagons now, they’re doing so around a stick of lit dynamite.
We Can Save the Planet by Defunding the Pentagon
Billions of Pentagon dollars could be freed for critical climate projects while ending the environmental havoc of war.
Why White Supremacists Love Facebook
Far from deplatforming racists, Facebook is moving toward private groups that will be harder to monitor.
Manufactured Misery at the Tijuana Border Crossing
Only one migrant has been granted asylum since the Migrant Protection Protocols went into effect in January.
Trump Slashes Refugee Cap to Record Low
The cap marks an all-time low since the U.S. refugee admissions program was established in 1980.
Trump’s Legal Manipulation Could Chill Future Whistleblower Testimony
Presidents cannot manipulate the classification of information to conceal their own illegal activities.
With the Gears of Impeachment Finally Grinding, the Hard Part Begins
Trump is being impeached because he tried to humiliate Joe Biden and then covered it up.