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Want to Combat the Opioid Crisis? Pass Single-Payer Health Care.
A for-profit health care system that has generated billions for Big Pharma won't combat the opioid crisis.
From Science to Art, US Teachers Educate Students on Climate Change
Despite growing pressure from deniers, teachers are helping students understand and act to combat climate change.
Trump Is Providing Cover for Radical Anti-Choice Activists on College Campuses
The president's rhetoric mimics that deployed by fascists such as Milo Yiannopoulos and Richard Spencer.
Labor Law Doesn’t Apply if You’re in Prison
A New Jersey District Court judge recently ruled that prisoners aren't entitled to key workplace protections.
Trump-Linked Christian “Fundamentalists” Pour Millions Into European Far Right
An openDemocracy analysis reveals “shocking” flows of cash crossing the Atlantic to push ultra-conservative agendas.
Macy’s Workers Win Sick Days by Fighting Back Fashionably
When department-store workers fight, we do it fashionably.
Chicago Police Are Notorious Liars, So Why Trust Them on Smollett?
The importance of this case to our movement for real police accountability can hardly be overstated.
Climate Crisis Could Expose Half a Billion More to Mosquito-Borne Diseases
Rising global temperatures will make millions more susceptible to diseases like dengue, yellow fever and Zika by 2050.
Israel Escalates Collective Punishment of Gazan Civilians
International law prohibits collective punishment, yet Israel is collectively punishing Gaza.
Here’s What Was Happening While Everyone Was Talking About Mueller
Total vigilance today is thoroughly exhausting, and deadly necessary.