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Oceans, Tuberculosis and Killer Robots: The UN’s Diverse Agenda in 2017
The 2017 UN agenda covers diverse range of global issues, from oceans to killer robots and tuberculosis.
How Trump Could Kill a Plan to Get You Overtime Pay
A rule that could get overtime pay for four million workers is in limbo, and Trump will help decide whether it survives.
Atlantic Ocean Current Could Collapse Within 300 Years
Weather patterns across the globe will be affected if climate change collapses a major oceanic conveyor belt current.
Is Donald Trump Carrying Out the White Nationalism of an Alt-Right Presidency?
What lies ahead depends on how well opposition mobilizes against alt-right white nationalists and Trump's forces.
Marsha Blackburn, a Diehard Net Neutrality Foe, Is Now in Charge of a Powerful House Subcommittee
Blackburn's uninformed opinions show that she's more concerned about protecting the profit margins of companies.
Trump Billionaires Have Poured Millions Into Climate Science Denial
Until now, the Mercer family's funding of climate science denial groups has gone relatively unnoticed.
Trump and Trade: The Perils for Agriculture
Donald Trump has taken aim at free trade agreements. What could renegotiation look like?
Escalation Watch: Four Looming Flashpoints Facing President Trump
Within months of taking office, President Donald Trump is likely to face one or more major international crises, possibly entailing a risk of nuclear escalation.
Twenty Week Abortion Bans Just Keep on Coming
An Ohio ban appears to be just the first one of many now that other states are heading into brand new legislative sessions.
At the Birthplace of Auto Workers’ Sit-Down Strikes, Locked Out for Eight Months and Counting
Workers have twice voted no on Honeywell's proposals to eliminate cost-of-living increases and retiree health care, freeze pensions and curtail overtime pay.