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Women Still Take Home Less Money Than They’ve Rightfully Earned
If we paid women equal pay for equal work, they would add $512 billion to the economy.
The FBI Appears to Be Engaged in a Modern-Day Version of COINTELPRO
FBI records suggest the agency is targeting Black protesters for their First Amendment–protected activity.
First Latina Immigrant Leader of National Union Hits Ground Running
UFW President Teresa Romero is pushing to allow immigrant farmworkers to permanently remain in the U.S.
Bayer and Monsanto Defend Themselves With Science They Funded
CounterSpin interviews Carey Gillam on the Monsanto lawsuits.
We Already Spend More Than Medicare for All Would Cost Us
Our commercial healthcare system will never be something that they can count on for affordable healthcare.
Pressured by Grassroots Activism, Eli Lilly Announces Half-Price Insulin
Lilly announced last week that it is rolling out a half-priced, generic version of the medicine Humalog.
“The Violence Elliott Abrams Supported Is Unspeakable”
Donald Trump’s special envoy to Venezuela is responsible for some of the worst atrocities in El Salvador and Guatemala.
Eighteen Years of US Occupation Has Not Improved Life for Afghan Women
Phyllis Bennis says the issue is not just who isn't at the table for Afghanistan peace talks, but also who is.
The US Not Immune to a Fascist Takeover by a Demagogue
The forces of malicious ignorance and arrogant anti-intellectualism led by Donald Trump could bring fascism to the US.
The Distribution of Income Depends on How We Structure the Economy
“CounterSpin” interviews Dean Baker on taxing the rich.