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Energy Company Pushes Navajo Nation to Assume Liability for Coal Plant
If the Navajo Nation were to buy the plant, Peabody could shift liability for the shutdown onto the tribe's shoulders.
Don’t Raid Military Funds for a Wall. Raid Them for Health Care.
Repurposing military funds for universal health care would bring a better return on investment than any wall.
Saudi Arabia and UAE Fund Think Tanks That Drive US Foreign Policy
Every year foreign governments pour tens of millions of dollars into Washington's think tanks.
GOP Leaders Knew FBI Was Probing Trump. They Didn’t Complain.
When it comes to the Trump investigation, here's the simple truth: No innocent person could act this guilty.
Missing Pieces: The Human Impact of Drone Strikes
Media reports on the statistics of drone attacks seldom detail the physical and mental damage to civilians.
US “Counterterror” Missions Target 40 Percent of the Planet
Research has shown that using war to address terror tactics is a fruitless approach.
Beyond Beltway’s Medicare-for-All Talk, Democrats in States Push New Health Laws
Democrat-led cities and states move toward universal health care on their own terms.
Labor Unrest Is Erupting on Honduran Plantations
The role of the farm as a site of labor struggle reveals that Honduran workers’ fight doesn't begin at the U.S. border.
States Prepare Legal Challenge to Trump’s Emergency Declaration
Many states could lose vital funding for disaster relief services should Trump succeed.
A Green New Deal for American Labor?
Significant forces in the labor movement are actively opposed to a Green New Deal.