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DC Council Should Listen to Voters Who Want to Raise Wages for Tipped Workers
Even with tips, a minimum wage of $3.89 isn’t enough to live on.
Using Dogs as a Tool of Racist Repression
Along with training K9s to horrifically maul people, cops have frequently been caught committing animal abuse.
Health Insurers Are Collecting Your Data — And Could Raise Your Rates
Without any public scrutiny, insurers and data brokers are predicting your health costs based on personal data.
States Attacking ACA Would Suffer Most if Preexisting Conditions Shield Gets Axe
Residents of the Republican-led states that are challenging the law have the most to lose.
Youth-Led Marches Across the Globe Demand Immediate Climate Action
Young activists demand officials safeguard the planet for both its current inhabitants and future generations.
Five Steps Toward Ending the Black Homeownership Crisis in the US
In the absence of national leadership, some tactical solutions to closing the racial gap in homeownership.
Here’s an Incredible Offer, Donald: Resign
Trump likes signing his name. Let him do it one last time.
Single-Payer Advocates in Congress Double Down With Medicare for All Caucus
Caucus members hope to help educate the public about true single-payer health care and hasten its implementation.
Helsinki Wasn’t Enough — Now Putin’s Coming to the White House
Dan Coats and Christopher Wray both hint they may quit, Senate rebukes Trump -- and now Putin plans a fall visit.
Trump Administration Opens Door for Corporate Attack on Vulnerable Wildlife
If the Interior Department's proposals are approved, “Zinke will go down in history as the extinction secretary.”