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The Market for Voting Machines Is Broken. This Company Has Thrived in It.
Half the country votes on machines made by ES&S, which is subject to almost no oversight.
New Research Shows Rising Sea Levels Could Wipe Out Major Cities by 2050
Rising sea levels could displace 150 million people in about 30 years.
Farmworkers Face Daunting Health Risks in California’s Wildfires
Advocates have been pushing for labor standards protecting farmworkers from risks of exposure to wildfires and smoke.
Uganda Official Threatens to Try to Resurrect Death Penalty for Homosexuality
The legacy of British imperial rule and American evangelizing have combined to create a climate of rampant homophobia.
GOP Senators Serving as Impeachment Jurors Are Implicated in Trump’s Misdeeds
How much of Republicans’ unwillingness to hold Trump accountable for his self-dealing is because they’re in on it?
Climate Crisis Stokes Flames in California, Putting Disabled People at Risk
PG&E, the utility responsible for some of California's deadliest fires, is hurting people by shutting off power.
White House Staffer Raised Concerns Twice After Listening to Trump Ukraine Call
Alexander Vindman testified to lawmakers that he believed that Trump's actions could “undermine” national security.
Vowing Nationwide Crackdown, Trump Touts More Militarized US Police
The president said the new policing plan will be “very dramatic.”
New Dark Money Groups Sound a Lot Like the Natural Gas Industry
Groups funded by anonymous donors are spreading blatant lies, obfuscating the dangers of carbon and methane emissions.
California Governor Declares Statewide Emergency as Nearly 200,000 Evacuate
The fires must be met with urgent and nationwide climate action.