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Feds Attempt to Strip Yellowstone Grizzly Bear of Endangered Species Act Protection
Management plans could also open the door for grizzly hunting — a practice wildlife organizations say they won't stand for.
Denouncing Free College in the Name of the Poor
Oddly enough, media “experts” present their fight against free higher education as advocacy for the poor.
Repurposing Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge
The transition of a heavily polluted nuclear site into a wilderness refuge raises questions about the implications of hiding our tainted environmental past.
Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Voter ID Laws
More than 30 states have enacted some version of voter ID law in recent years.
Wall Street Bonuses: Still Sky-High
We could raise wages for millions of workers to $15 an hour, using the bonus money from Wall Street, and still have plenty of money leftover.
The Politicization of Black Deaths on the Campaign Trail
The bodies of Black people taken away by state violence have increasingly become politicized by those seeking state power.
The Indisputable Role of Credit Ratings Agencies in the 2008 Collapse, and Why Nothing Has Changed
The role of credit ratings agencies during the financial crisis, and today, remains highly criticized and mostly unaccountable.
Human Rights Hypocrisy: US Criticizes Cuba
President Obama should close Guantanamo and return it to Cuba.
Nuclear Waste Creates Casualties of War in Missouri
Radioactive waste from the nation's atomic past could be connected to the high number of cancers in North St. Louis County.
King Approved as Education Secretary, Despite Declining to Help Student Loan Fraud Victims
Although not finalized, the new framework already aims to exclude many defrauded borrowers.