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Migrant Workers Spread the Word on Illegal Fees
Workers are right to be wary.
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California’s Investment in Global Warming Reduction Programs Score Well
The revenue generated from California's 2006 global warming law is making the air cleaner.
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Thousands of Unaccompanied Refugee Children Travel to Sweden
Defying the odds of a difficult journey and surviving abuses by smugglers, most youth are fleeing violent conflict or poverty.
Swimming With the Debt Sharks
In the US, all debtors are not created equal. The depth of that inequality emerged after the 2008 crash.
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Moving On: The Logic of Slavery in the Reparations Debate
In Jamaica, British Prime Minister David Cameron made his answer to reparations loud and clear: “move on,” accompanied by funds to build a prison.
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Apple’s Supply-Chain Workers May Be Risking Cancer to Build Your iPhone
A new report details serious labor violations at a major Apple supplier, and evidence of worker exposure to cancer-causing benzene.
H&M Has a New Labor Plan: It Looks a Lot Like All the Others
Critics are skeptical of the clothing retailer's latest promises to improve supply-chain working conditions - for good reason.
Coal Ash: The United States’ Multibillion-Ton Toxic Legacy
US coal-fired power plants produce 140 million tons of ash a year, most of it dumped in open storage ponds that contaminate drinking water.
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Pennsylvania Threatens to Revoke License of Family Detention Center
Berks County Residential Center not licensed to hold families, state says.
Killing Off Community Banks – Intended Consequence of Dodd-Frank?
The Dodd-Frank regulations are so lethal to community banks that some say the intent was to force them to sell out to the megabanks.