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Will Pharmaceutical Companies Ever Be Punished for the Opioid Crisis?
Annual opioid deaths outnumber all of the Americans killed during the Vietnam war.
Scam PACs Line Pockets by Misleading Donors
With the 2018 midterms just months away, these fraudulent groups continue to elude regulators.
New Memorial Shows That Black Women Were Victims of Lynchings, Too
The stories of lynched Black women are essential to the history of domestic US terrorism.
A Firsthand Account of Israel’s Siege on a Palestinian University
Palestinian resilience is an everyday form of heroism.
Trump Is Erasing Racial Diversity From the South’s Federal Courts
Trump's record on judicial diversity is the worst since President Reagan.
ALEC Task Forces Gather in Michigan to Draft Bills for Corporate Sponsors
The agenda includes education privatization, measures to please fossil fuel companies, marijuana companies, and more.
Graduate Workers Strike at Columbia, 50 Years After ’68 Occupation
The strike is planned to continue through the end of classes.
Trade Wars Are Never “Easy to Win”: Economist Robert Pollin on Trump’s China Policy
Are tariffs good for economic policy? And whom do they benefit most -- capitalists or workers?
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson Offers Tenants Insults, Not Solutions
Carson's proposals triple the rent for people on housing assistance.
With Tax Scam Complete, GOP Caucus Unveils Budget Blueprint to Attack Safety Net
In this plan, programs like Social Security and Medicare are gutted while tax cuts are permanent.