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Scientist Daniel Swain on “Unprecedented Climate Conditions” Contributing to Deadly California Wildfires
Uncontrollable wildfires are taking lives and destroying homes in California.

Dean Baker on the GOP Tax Plan: 80 Percent of the Benefit Is Going to the Richest 1 Percent
The plan would exacerbate preexisting wealth disparities.

Putting Crime Scene DNA Analysis on Trial
Concerns are prompting a national study on crime scene DNA analysis methods.

Gender-Based Violence at Work: When the Boss Is the Threat
Many women are trapped in the workplace.

A Conversation About American Racism With Ibram X. Kendi
Prof. Ibram X.Kendi talks with Dr. Christina Greer about the unrelenting racism of the US's past and present.

Pass the “Right to Know” Act Now, Demand Families of People Killed by New York City Police
Police must be held accountable for their crimes.

Rep. Luis Gutiérrez: Trump Wants to Own Puerto Rico but Not Help Those Dying After the Hurricane
President Trump is threatening to withdraw federal relief workers from Puerto Rico.

Robert Jay Lifton on the Apocalyptic Twins of Nuclear and Climate Threats and Reflections on Survival
Trump has called for a nearly tenfold increase in the US's nuclear weapons arsenal.

NBC Reportedly Axed the Harvey Weinstein Story as Hollywood Made Rape Survivors the Butt of Jokes
A roundtable discussion on the rape and sexual assault allegations against movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

Vulture Funds Prey on the Most Vulnerable: It’s Time to Cancel Puerto Rico’s Debt
The Hedge Clippers are fighting back.