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Obamacare at Age Five: Access to Care
Now that Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act or ACA) is just turning five years since its enactment in 2010, it is time to assess its progress and shortfalls.
Legal Analysis Finds Tribal Peoples Persecuted Unjustly for “Wildlife Crime”
Wildlife law enforcement almost always harms tribal communities because the wrong laws are being enforced by the wrong people against the wrong people.
You Can Literally Save This Man’s Life (I’m Not Kidding)
Rodney Reed sits on death row in Texas, facing an execution date of March 5 for a murder that even the victim's family thinks he didn't commit.
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ISIS Derangement Syndrome
We might have to consider that it isn't ISIS that's posing the greatest threat.
You Won’t Believe What Goes on at These “Farms”
New laws are criminalizing the filming of animal abuse on factory farms.
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Would You Like Some Crushing Debt With That Degree?
Wall Street-style predatory capitalism has taken over our education system, and it's absolutely devastating a whole generation of young people.
Houthi Authorities in Yemen Must Confirm Safety of US Citizen and Give Access to Counsel, Says Lawyer
The US has now closed its embassy in Yemen and evacuated all staff.
Arrest of Nonviolent Leader in the Maldives Challenges the International Community
Both the UN and the EU have issued statements of concern over what now appears to be an escalation by entrenched power holders in the Maldives to stifle effective …
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Will the F-35A Fighter Bomber Be Based in Burlington, Vermont, in 2020?
A plan to base F-35 fighter bombers in Burlington, Vermont, has been sent into a tailspin from contradicting information about their safety.
Going Off the Rails: There’s No Safe Way to Haul Oil by the Trainload
Do we have to wait until a big city erupts into a fossil-fueled inferno before this madness reaches the end of the line?