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“Market Solutions” Won’t Bring Climate Justice. Eco-Feminism Is an Alternative.
Eco-feminism undergirds protests against lack of action and representation at official UN summit.
Kansas Kills Kris Kobach’s National Voter Purge System
Kobach’s Crosscheck name-matching algorithm “produced false positives more than 99 percent of the time.”
Women of Color Bear a Heavy Burden When a Loved One Is Jailed
While supporting someone behind bars has obvious financial costs, it also comes with a less visible price.
Genetic Testing Company Acquired by Company With Ties to FBI and Law Enforcement
Genealogy searches by law enforcement invade our privacy in unique and potentially dangerous ways.
McConnell Vows “Total Coordination” With Trump on Senate Impeachment Process
McConnell's comments are unsurprising confirmation that the Senate doesn't plan to allow an objective impeachment trial.
Dark Money Groups Drove Support for IRS Rule Eliminating Donor Disclosure
A proposed rule could hinder government efforts to identify the illegal use of foreign money in U.S. elections.
Indian Government Strips Naturalization Rights From Muslims, Sparking Protests
The Citizenship Amendment Bill strips naturalization rights from the nation's 200 million Muslims residents.
Betsy DeVos Forced Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges to Repay Loans
DeVos overruled findings calling for full debt relief. Now she wants to gut the debt relief program entirely.
Greta Thunberg Slams Response to Climate Crisis at COP25 as “Creative PR”
In a speech at the climate summit, Thunberg warned that the planet’s carbon budget is down to just eight years.
In California Care Homes, Residents Are Neglected and Workers Are Exploited
Rat bites, bedsores and other injuries plague residents in many care homes cited for labor violations.