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75 Years Later, Victims of Nuclear Bomb Tests on US Soil Still Seek Justice
U.S. nuclear tests have caused serious health issues to generations of New Mexico residents who remain uncompensated.
Economists Say US Needs 400 Percent More COVID Relief Than McConnell Is Offering
The senate majority leader's delays threaten to worsen the issues that the stimulus bill is supposed to relieve.
Latest Trump Effort to End DACA Invalidated by Federal Judge
The Trump administration is now unlikely to further address DACA and the fate of Dreamers.
Factory Farms Are Poisoning Rural Communities. Will Biden Take on This Crisis?
Public health researchers say Biden must take action to protect the rural communities overrun by factory farms.
To Protect the Great Lakes, Michigan Governor Moves to Shut Down Pipeline
The bombshell news elicited applause from environmentalists and Indigenous leaders within and beyond the state.
Trump and GOP Are Moving to Pack the FEC With Partisans, Says Watchdog Group
The FEC would have three Republicans, two independents and only one Democrat if the Senate moves forward.
Two Law Firms Withdraw From Representing Trump in Baseless Election Fraud Cases
Elections oversight agencies have also noted that fraud claims pushed by Trump do not carry any weight to them.
Alito Attacks Marriage Equality, COVID Orders, and Reproductive Rights in Speech
Alito’s rant contained lies about contraception and a seeming attempt to invent a legal right not to be called bigoted.
Report Finds Over 100 Rebellions in Jails and Prisons Over COVID Conditions
Demands for baseline safety measures by incarcerated people have been met with brutal repression and punishment.
Pfizer CEO Dumped $5.6 Million in Stock on Day of Encouraging Vaccine News
A watchdog group has called for Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies to freeze the sale of stocks by executives.