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Trump Uses Power of FCC to Pay Back Friends at Sinclair Broadcasting
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the conservative media behemoth that owns the most local news stations in the US, just got even bigger.
As Trump Defends Muslim Ban, Courts Become Crucial Buffer Against Executive Power
Dozens of lawsuits against the White House can prevent Trump from making executive power grabs.
The Battle Against Trumpcare Can Fuel the Fight for Single-Payer
Obamacare created a shift in the way we think about health care — now 58 percent support a single-payer system.
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Funding Housing for Homeless Americans With Mental Illness Is a Financial Gain for All
Programs with proven cost-effectiveness should not be on the chopping block.
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The US Way of War Is a Budget-Breaker: Never Has a Society Spent More for Less
Perhaps it's time to finally consider the true costs of war, US-style.
Whither the Wages of Whiteness? How Trump’s Path to the White House Was Paved by Neoliberal Economics
Based on Trump's rhetoric and the policies, his agenda may be better understood as an attempt to make “whiteness great again.”
Dahr Jamail | Former US Intelligence Officers Scathingly Critique Trump’s So-Called Foreign Policy
Trump's Syria missile attack violated international law and set a dangerous tone for US foreign policy.
Big Pharma’s Pollution Is Creating Deadly Superbugs While the World Looks the Other Way
Environmental standards do not feature in international regulations governing drug production.
Top Universities Could Take Thousands More Low-Income Students, Study Says
Most elite schools have posted budget surpluses they could use to subsidize financial aid.
Trump’s Plan to Dismantle National Monuments Comes With Steep Cultural and Ecological Costs
Many legal scholars have questioned the legality of Trump's actions under the Antiquities Act.