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Universal Basic Income: A Simple Tool to Fight Poverty
A universal basic income is the most effective way to fight poverty in the United States.
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Don’t Look Away: Ignoring the Reality of Trump Is Precisely What Got Him Elected
We are inclined, in times of crisis, to escape. This inclination is selfish.
Terra Nullius and the History of Broken Treaties at Standing Rock
How is it that the trail of broken treaties has been able to span generations under an outdated, imperial logic?
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What Can Stop Trump? These Groups Are Going to Find Out
This is a time of uncertainty and fear, which is why those already fighting back against Trump are calling for solidarity.
Armed White Supremacists Clash With Counterprotesters at Texas Capitol
Amid a national spate of hate crimes, a neo-Nazi group gathered in Austin, protected by police.
Report: Coal Entrenches Poverty, Drives Climate Change
A single one gigawatt plant in Indonesia was estimated to cause 26,000 premature deaths over the plant's lifetime.
Trump’s Top Commerce Secretary Pick Is a Billionaire Who Owned Coal Mine Where 12 Miners Were Killed
So much for Trump's commitment to coal miners.
Cleaning the Corporate Dirt From the GOP Budget
Lawmakers are now working on a budget that could make or break the balance sheet for families.
Police Unleash Water Cannons, Concussion Grenades and Rubber Bullets in Standing Rock
The tear gas was so bad it caused one woman to vomit.
The Republican Deficit Hawks Abandon Their Religion
We're about to see the GOP's congressional leader, Paul Ryan, convert from a deficit hawk to a big spender.