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A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Would Be Catastrophic and Illegal
Warmonger or diplomat? Trump has a choice with North Korea.
How Welfare’s Work Requirements Can Deepen and Prolong Poverty
Losing welfare benefits when they're between jobs can plunge nursing home aides into extreme economic hardship.
When It Comes to Police Brutality, Trump Preaches What Sessions Practices
Trump and Sessions are creating the conditions for police brutality.
We Need a Mass Movement to Prevent Nuclear Conflict in the Korean Peninsula
Let's mobilize to stop Trump's moves toward war.
The US Military’s Bloody “Successes”: Training Foreign Militaries to Start Coups
US-trained foreign military officers are often found to have committed human rights abuses.
The Future of the Low-Wage Worker Movement May Depend on an Unheralded New York City Law
A New York ordinance allows fast food workers to join labor organizations with dues deducted voluntarily from paychecks.
The Standing Rock Lawsuit Started a Year Ago. Here’s Where We Are Now
A recent victory has sent the Army Corps of Engineers back to analyze the environmental justice effects of the Dakota Access pipeline.
Trump’s Pick to Head the FBI Wouldn’t Say Whether He’d Spy on Mosques — the Senate Confirmed Him Anyway
Both the FBI and the Trump administration benefit from self-perpetuating Islamophobia.
Is a Healthy Environment a Human Right? Testing the Idea in Appalachia
Do we have a fundamental right to breathe clean air, drink clean water and eat safe food?
The YIMBYs Push Unaffordable Housing
The platforms put forward by a range of “Yes In My Backyard” organizations fit nicely with the interests of real estate developers.