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Chemical Plant Boom Spurred by Fracking Will Bring Smog, Plastic Glut and Risks to Workers’ Health
On the heels of the shale gas rush, another wave of fossil fuel-based projects is coming.
Will the Science Community Go Rogue Against Donald Trump?
Scientists must grapple with politics and resist political reaction in order to be more effective.
Workplace Disability Discrimination Claims Are on the Rise
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that discrimination complaints rose yet again, and disability-based discrimination appears to be steadily increasing.
Five Ways to End CEO Pay Subsidies
Ordinary US taxpayers are subsidizing excessive CEO pay through a variety of channels. These five reforms could help end these perverse incentives for executive excess.
Environmental Contamination at US Marine Corps Bases on Okinawa
Since 2002, at least 270 environmental accidents on USMC bases on Okinawa have contaminated land and local waterways.
Yale Finally Renames Racist College. Can These Offensive Names Get Updated Too?
Yale University finally decided to rename its Calhoun College after someone who actually deserves the honor.
Long Before Sanctuary Cities, Here’s How Black Americans Protected Fugitive Slaves
Before the abolition of slavery, free black people openly defied the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 that sanctioned slavery.
Mass Surveillance and “Smart Totalitarianism“
Under neoliberalism, state and corporate power have fused, using technology to transform private life into a system of total domination.
Mystery Surrounds Guantánamo Detainee’s “Suicide“
Why did key evidence concerning the alleged “suicide” of Guantanamo detainee Al Hanashi go missing?
How Will Native Tribes Fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in Court?
The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux filed new motions to halt the pipeline's construction and operation.