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Farmworkers to Wendy’s: No, We Didn’t “Exploit” #MeToo
The fast-food giant Wendy's provoked outrage last week.
DC Joins Seven States With Campaigns to Close Carried Interest Loophole
A tax loophole has made obscenely wealthy financial executives even wealthier.
Corporate Media’s Sensationalism Over Term Limits Reveals West’s Double Standards Toward China
Britain, Germany and other EU allies also lack term limits.
Under GOP Tax Law, Top 1% Get Extra $33,000 per Year. The Poor? $40
The tax break for the wealthiest is even larger when corporate tax cuts, reduction of the estate tax are factored in.
Democracy Should Not Be Suppressed by Tear Gas
How a weapon of war got approved for police use.
Ecuador Grants Open-Pit Mining Permits in One of the World’s Most Biodiverse Areas
A pristine ecology is under threat.
Those Who Commit Torture Actually Get Promoted
CounterSpin interview with Maha Hilal on Gina Haspel.
Cambridge Analytica’s Reach Into Southern Politics
Cambridge Analytica got its start working in an election in a Southern state.
A Dispatch From the UK University Staff Strikes
After years of seeing budget surpluses spent on vanity projects, lecturers rebelled against proposed pension cuts.
Imprisoned for Offering Oral Sex: Ill-Founded Laws Criminalize People With HIV
Fears and superstitions around HIV still abound.