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Doing What the Feds Won’t on Corporate Political Disclosure
A tiny Washington nonprofit is trying to do what Congress and the SEC won't.
New Grants Announced: Education Department Continues to Pour Millions Into Charter School Black Hole
The Department of Education announced it's approval of $245 million in grants under the federal Charter School Program.
What We Talk About When We Don’t Want to Talk About Nuclear War
The American people remain in darkness on critical issues.
Macondo: Peace in the Land of Oblivion
The people of Colombia voted in a referendum to approve the peace accords brokered over four years by the government.
Dahr Jamail | Scientists Sound Alarm on Climate but US Still Toys With Skepticism
Earth is already warmer than it has been in 120,000 years but in the US, climate skeptics are still taken seriously.
Trump’s Erasure of Slavery, Jim Crow
Donald Trump's remarkable comments about Black people never being worse off demonstrated a stunning ignorance.
“Two Million Felonies”: Will Wells Fargo’s Scandal Change Wall Street?
Big-bank CEOs have presided over a cornucopia of criminality in recent years.
Saudi Women Push for Full Rights, Demand End to Guardianship System
In Saudi Arabia, a country many view as synonymous with gender discrimination, women are seeing signs of change.
Trump and the Return of Seditious Libel
Freedom of the press in this country may be among what's at stake in this election.
River Fight Boosts a Tribe’s Long-Threatened Culture
The Menominee Tribe, fighting a losing battle with regulators over a mine near their namesake river, has emerged with a stronger, vibrant voice.