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In Dark Move, Congress Considers Rolling Back Transparency for Meetings
We cannot and should not take the new norms for government transparency embodied in these bills for granted.
There May Soon Be No Place Left in the South for Abortions After the First Trimester
Two major abortion restrictions have passed the legislature in the state of Louisiana.
Racism From Above in Appalachia
There's been buzz since Bernie Sanders won West Virginia's primary about the nature of the white working class.
The Desperate Plight of Petro-States
With a busted business model, oil economies head for the unknown.
Federal Election Commission Drops Probe of Murray Energy
Now, another troubling campaign finance issue is dropped without even opening an investigation.
Will Canada Recognize Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Poor Countries?
It's not clear whether the rights of Indigenous people harmed by Canadian mining companies will be included.
How Coal Shipping Accidents Are Damaging Coral Reefs Around the World
A few kilometers off the coast of Madagascar, the coal-laden New Mykonos ship has sunk and is slowly breaking apart.
Three Takeaways From New Study on GMOs
A report from the National Academies of Sciences on GE technology was met with cheers from the biotech industry.
Brazil’s New Government Is Already Planning to Balance the Budget on the Backs of the Poor
Brazil's new right-wing government plans to balance the budget by imposing austerity measures on the nation's poor people.
The Pentagon’s War on Accountability
The DoD is taking active measures to disguise how it is spending the hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars it receives every year.