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Is Yucca Mountain Back From the Dead?
Yucca Mountain, the controversial, long-dormant project to store nuclear waste in Nevada, rears its head in Congress.
The Latest Study of School Vouchers in DC Shows Why Devos’s Plan Is Dangerous
The nation's capital is the only city in the US where the federal government has been giving vouchers to underprivileged children to attend private schools.
Trump Taps Renewable Energy Antagonist to Run Renewable Energy Office
Trump reportedly tapped a renewable energy antagonist to lead the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Trump Uses Power of FCC to Pay Back Friends at Sinclair Broadcasting
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the conservative media behemoth that owns the most local news stations in the US, just got even bigger.
Whither the Wages of Whiteness? How Trump’s Path to the White House Was Paved by Neoliberal Economics
Based on Trump's rhetoric and the policies, his agenda may be better understood as an attempt to make “whiteness great again.”
Dahr Jamail | Former US Intelligence Officers Scathingly Critique Trump’s So-Called Foreign Policy
Trump's Syria missile attack violated international law and set a dangerous tone for US foreign policy.
Trump’s Plan to Dismantle National Monuments Comes With Steep Cultural and Ecological Costs
Many legal scholars have questioned the legality of Trump's actions under the Antiquities Act.
National Monuments: Presidents Can Create Them, but Only Congress Can Undo Them
On April 26, Trump issued an executive order calling for a review of national monuments designated under the Antiquities Act.
Nonprofits Backing Trump Have Deep, Swampy Ties
Outside groups supporting Trump have already spent tens of millions — and may never have to reveal where they got the money.
The “Stamp of Guantánamo” Brands Russian Former Prisoners for Life
Long before Trump, the US was colluding with Russia on another matter: the persecution of Russian Muslims at Guantanamo.