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Benefits of Cap and Trade Often Elude Communities Hit Hard by Air Pollution
Environmental justice advocates say California's climate policies aren't meeting the needs of disadvantaged communities.
Hospital Bills Amid the Pandemic Are Outrageous. Medicare for All Is the Fix.
A new study finds that some hospitals are charging patients more than 18 times the cost of care amid the pandemic.
Pro-Wall Street Democrat Could Soon Have Key Role Regulating Derivatives Market
Rep. David Scott helped gut the Dodd-Frank Act and has cosponsored many GOP bills deregulating finance.
Rural Hospitals Are Facing Unprecedented Challenges Amid Worsening Pandemic
Lack of resources, sick health care workers and the politicization of public health are among the challenges they face.
Trump Is Trying to Force Banks to Continue Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Drilling
The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would compel banks to lend to the fossil fuel industry.
Ever-Growing Millions of Americans Face Eviction and Hunger. Will Congress Act?
Absent quick congressional action amid a worsening pandemic, millions of Americans are staring into an economic abyss.
Activists Center the Grief, Joy and Humanity of the Black Trans Community
On Trans Remembrance Day let's recognize the centrality of the struggle for trans rights for all justice movements.
Biden COVID Adviser Warns Stalling Transition Will Result in More Deaths
Trump's refusal to begin a transition is an “impediment” to combating the virus, Biden adviser Celine Gounder explained.
In Rebuke to Trump, Georgia Recount Affirms Biden Win
Georgia's Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger confirmed that Biden had won, saying in a statement “numbers don't lie.”
Georgia Senator Privately Pushed for Lucrative Tax Break for Sports Teamowners
The failed effort could have helped several of his donors, including fellow Sen. Kelly Loeffler.