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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.
Shedding Legal Light on the Gaza Electricity Crisis
Israeli occupation authorities bowing Palestinian Authority's request to further reduce energy supplies does not exonerate them.
Tough Trade Talk Fades as Trump and Pence Toe the Koch Line
While Trump still indulges in occasional tough talk about trade, his policies have moved dramatically in the Kochs' direction.
Thousands of Bernies? Progressive Groups Aim to Build a Majority From the Bottom Up
A Bernie Sanders rally at Penn State prior to the Pennsylvania primary election, April 19, 2016. (Photo: Paul Weaver / Flickr) It has been about a year since Bernie …
Gaza: Ten Years of Economic Blockade
Supporting BDS will hasten an end to the siege on Gaza.
Women Still Carry Most of the World’s Water
When communities initiate programs to improve access to water, it is critical to ask women about their needs and experiences.