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Trump Administration Wants to Deny Health Care to LGBTQ People
A conscience protection rule being considered would allow doctors to deny care on moral and religious grounds.
Dark Money — Coming From a Shell Company Near You
Corporations are being created with the primary purpose of concealing the true source of super PAC donations.
Progressive Taxes Only Go So Far. Pre-Tax Income Is the Problem.
We must restructure the market factors that have led to income inequality in the first place.
As the Climate Collapses, We Ask: “How Then Shall We Live?”
Perhaps the wisdom we need most is already right before our eyes.
New Jersey Will Adopt a $15 Minimum Wage, But the Fight Isn’t Over
Farmworkers and workers who earn tips are excluded from the $15 per hour minimum guarantee.
Trump Says Sending US Troops to Venezuela Is “an Option”
Anti-war voices are continuing to call for a negotiated settlement.
Intel Chiefs Use “Global Threat” Report to Uphold US War Machine
The annual “Global Threat Assessment” is used to defend the interests of intel agencies, the Pentagon and the military.
With Private Care Push, Trump’s VA Bucks Lawmakers and Some Veterans Groups
The administration proposed new rules for allowing veterans to see private doctors, but the fiscal impact is unclear.
On Super Bowl Sunday, a Look at the NFL Money Blitzing Washington
The owners of both the Rams and Patriots have duked it out in the arena of political spending.
The Military Is Poisoning America’s Groundwater
These photos document the widespread fire-fighting training on military bases that is contaminating groundwater.