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Iraqi Kids Test Positive for Depleted Uranium Remnants Near Former US Air Base
Iraqi doctors observed high rates of congenital disabilities in babies born after the U.S.-led invasion.
Trump’s Promise to Foreign Leader Sparked Whistleblower Complaint
Trump reportedly spoke or met with at least five foreign leaders in the weeks preceding the complaint.
Youth Activists Tell Washington “We’re Coming for You” on Climate Change
The time to rebel is right now, say organizers of the Youth Climate Strike.
Koch-Backed Republicans Want to Tax Your Electric Car
Charles Koch loves individual liberty -- except when individuals want to drive electric cars.
Climate Change Expected to Accelerate Spread of Sometimes-Fatal Fungal Infection
A new study predicts the range of valley fever will double in size.
Oregon State University Employees Vote to Authorize a Strike Amid Heated Moment
Strikes are also planned at health care giant Kaiser Permanente and the Fred Meyer grocery chain.
General Motors Cuts Off Health Care for 50,000 Striking Workers
The move exposes GM executives' cruelty -- and the health care system's inhumanity.
Cutting Health Care of 1,900 Whole Foods Workers Saved Bezos 6 Hours Pay
The billionaire could provide annual coverage for these workers with a fraction of what he makes in a day.
African Migrants Pledge to Continue Journey Despite US Asylum Ban
Migrants point out that U.S. policies created the conditions that led them to flee.
Warren Unveils “Most Sweeping Set of Anti-Corruption Reforms Since Watergate”
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says her proposed reforms would put power “back where it belongs -- in the hands of the people.”