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Cutting Superfund’s Budget Will Slow Toxic Waste Cleanups, Threatening Public Health and Property Values
President Trump's 2018 budget proposal calls for an additional 30 percent cut to Superfund.
Passive Revolution: The Transnational Capitalist Class Unravels Latin America’s Pink Tide
A dependence on the globalized system of production and finance has been the left's undoing in Latin America.
Trump’s Climate Withdrawal Is an Impeachable Offense
Trump's withdrawal from the Paris agreement constitutes a crime against humanity and against the planet.
New York Subways Reach the Breaking Point
The low-income riders who pay a higher amount of their earnings each year to ride public transit are funding the banks.
The US’s Other “Russia Problem”: Creeping Domestic Authoritarianism
Slowly, seemingly inexorably, the US is becoming more like the former Soviet Union.
Why the US Needs to Revive a Massive Student Movement: The Case of Higher Education in California
California's student movement should expand its ties to national and global movements in the fight for public higher education.
Red Alert: The First Amendment Is in Danger
If anyone believes that under the First Amendment gagging the media can't happen here, the answer is that it already has.
The Fate of the Children Who Survived the Calais Refugee Camp
A study of the experiences of children from the Calais “jungle” shows why we must speak up for refugees during the election campaign.
Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson Stands Between Nevada and a Renewable Energy Future
The casino magnate is attempting to prevent a renewable energy bill from becoming law.
Avoiding Apocalypse on the Korean Peninsula: Why Diplomacy Is Not Naïve Appeasement
Threats and displays of military power by the United States haven't worked. Ever.