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Red States Cut Worker Pay by $1.5 Billion
If you’re a minimum-wage worker in a conservative state, your state lawmakers may have cut your paycheck by over $4,000.
Trump Claims He’s Mulling a Deal to Buy Greenland, Even Though It’s Not for Sale
The government of Greenland clarifies that, of course, it is not on the market.
Huge Wildfires in the Arctic and Far North Send a Planetary Warning
July 2019 now stands as the hottest month ever recorded in Alaska.
China Did Not Trick the US — Trade Negotiators Served Corporate Interests
The problem isn't China “winning” at the U.S.'s expense; it's U.S. corporations winning at the expense of U.S. workers.
US and EU Accept Dire Consequences for Refugees to Keep Them Out
In “containing” refugees to developing countries, the U.S. is following in Europe’s troubling footsteps.
How to Counter Trump’s Disastrous Attack on Our Public Lands
Fossil fuel leasing on public lands is worsening the climate crisis. But there's hope.
Sanders Unveils Plan to “Fundamentally Transform” Criminal Legal System
The platform condemns America's “overly-punitive approach to public safety.”
Women in India Are Defending Democracy in Face of Rising Hindu Nationalism
With fascism on the rise, Indian women are organizing to foster communal harmony and safeguard constitutional rights.
The Christian Left, Appalled by Treatment of Migrants, Is Reviving in America
Trump's policies seem to be spurring some long-overdue rethinking of what it means to be Christian in America.
We Could Eliminate Extreme Global Poverty If Multinationals Paid Their Taxes
The cost of global corporate tax avoidance is $500 billion and poor countries are bearing 40 percent of it.