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Wray Confirmed as FBI Director as Questions Swirl Over His Past Record, Close Ties to Big Business
In an unprecedented move, five senators voted against his nomination.
How to Fight a Giant: Militant Labor Organizers Catch PepsiCo Off Guard
Laid-off workers' struggle at PepsiCo in Buenos Aires has become iconic worldwide.
Watchdog Enumerates Problems in Afghanistan as Trump Considers Replacing US Forces With Private Contractors
Congress has allocated $714 billion to the war since it started in 2001.
Donald Trump vs. The Rule of Law
Trump is a serial lawbreaker who has also counseled others to violate the law.
Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Residents Sue Chemical Plant for Nearly 50 Years of Air Pollution
Thirteen plaintiffs are suing the companies responsible for the chloroprene emissions fouling the air in "Cancer Alley."
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Dahr Jamail | Scientists Warn of “Biological Annihilation” as Warming Reaches Levels Unseen for 115,000 Years
"We're like social primates grooming each other as the environmental lion sneaks up," says Dr. Thomas Lovejoy.
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Trump Threatens to Attack Health Coverage of Congress Members and Low-Income People
In a new tweet-burst, Trump threatens to cut off health care for Congress and staffers.
Climate Refugees in Toxic Immigrant Jails Are Victims of Environmental Racism
An immigrant jail in Tacoma, Washington, is in an area so polluted it was designated unfit for residences.
Florida, Iowa and Texas Go to Court Over State Abortion Restrictions
Despite a successful Supreme Court ruling in favor of abortion rights in June of 2016, abortion remains far from a settled legal issue.
Follow the Money: Drugmakers Deploy Political Cash as Prices and Anger Mount
Despite running into trouble this year, drugmaker, Mallinckrodtt, has been increasing its lobbying efforts in Congress.