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Big Tobacco and Right-Wing US Billionaires Fund Anti-Regulation Hardliners in the EU
The EU may be the next prime target for those pushing a deregulation agenda.
Ten Ways Your Tax Dollars Pay for War — Past, Present and Future
There are hundreds of billions of dollars in “defense” spending that aren't even counted in the Pentagon budget.
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The Radicals Were Always Right: Now Is the Time to Decriminalize All Drugs
Mass incarceration and the opioid crisis are forcing politicians to consider decriminalizing addiction, advocates say.
In Supporting Offshore Drilling, Virginia’s Governor Now Stands Alone in the Southeast
To date, 127 East Coast municipalities have passed resolutions opposing Atlantic testing and/or drilling.
Rallying Cry: Youth Must Stand Up to Defend Democracy
Democracy is under siege in several countries.
Going to College Hurts: Women of Color Bear Disproportionate Share of Student Debt Burden
Women owe two-thirds of the nation's outstanding $1.3 trillion student loan debt.
In Chicago and Beyond, Bail Reformers Win Big in Fight to End Money Bail
Chicago is poised to stop incarcerating people just because they can't pay their way out.
Taking Care of the Most Vulnerable: Sister Simone Campbell on Catholic Sisters Resisting Assaults on Health Care
We must tell every senator that “we the people” want to take care of the vulnerable, says Sister Simone Campbell.
ALEC Is Like a Swamp Inhabited by Creatures of the Past
ALEC's real goal is preventing the federal government from providing health care and most other things in the first place.
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International Labor Organization’s Convention 169 Helps Legalize Land Grabs on Indigenous Territories
A toothless mechanism designed to protect Indigenous peoples is a tool to justify exploiting tribal territory.