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Nuclear Power Is Not “Green Energy”: It Is a Fount of Atomic Waste
Solar and wind are cheaper and more effective in curbing CO2 emissions, but subsidies keep the nuclear lobby strong.
The Struggle Continues for a Binding Treaty to Stop Corporate Abuse
A binding treaty to regulate the activities of corporations could provide a vital counterpoint to controversial free trade and investment agreements.
Trump Puts 3 Million on Notice for Deportation
Donald Trump outlined how he will begin to address his top issue as a candidate: undocumented immigration.
Toxic Air — the “Invisible Killer” That Stifles 300 Million Children
About 300 million children in the world are living in areas with outdoor air so toxic that it can cause serious health damage.
Are Wealthy Donors Influencing the Public School Agenda?
Of late, out-of-state donors are writing very checks to support candidates and PACs in local school board elections.
What Trump Means for the Economy
Donald Trump and congressional Republicans will be able to pass an agenda that puts middle-class Americans at risk.
How NAFTA’s Chapter 11 Overrides Environmental Laws
How corporate legal maneuvering used NAFTA to elevate a company's right to profit over a government's right to protect its citizens and the environment.
For Abolition: Prisons and Police Are More Than Brutality, They’re State Terror
Abolition, then, is the only answer to a system whose currency is terror.
She Asked for Help and Wound Up Dead
Michelle Farber reports on the circumstances of another police killing in Washington.
Will Trump Target Both Documented and Undocumented Immigrants?
Some immigration advocates fear the president-elect will target half-century-old changes made by Lyndon B. Johnson.