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Secretive Fossil Fuel Lobby Group Manipulated UN Climate Programs
Documents reveal how an industry group influenced the process behind U.N. climate assessments for decades.
Running on Green New Deal, Socialists Prevail in Spain’s Snap Elections
While the rise of the far-right, xenophobic Vox Party sparked alarm, it performed well below expectations.
Most Restaurant Workers Don’t Earn Enough to Feed Their Own Families
Workers dependent on tips have to rely on food stamps and soup kitchens to survive despite working full time.
The Last Time There Was This Much CO2, Trees Grew at the South Pole
The muddled political response to very clear climate science is putting millions of people at risk.
Missouri “Dark Money” Group Invokes Trump in Campaign to Change Title IX Laws
The nonprofit was created by a lobbyist whose son was expelled from college following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Black Workers Say Walmart’s Background Checks Are Racially Discriminatory
Racial discrimination in the temporary staffing industry is notoriously difficult to address.
Native Peoples’ Bones Are Not Collectors’ Items. They Must Be Returned.
Although trafficking in human remains is a crime, cases involving Native remains are seldom prosecuted.
EPA Decides Not to Regulate Fracking Wastewater as Study Shows Spike
The oil and gas industry has flooded Pennsylvania with over 380 million barrels of liquid waste from 1991 to 2017.
Kansas Supreme Court Guarantees Right to Abortion
The 6-1 ruling would protect the rights of women in the state of Kansas in the event that Roe v. Wade is overturned.
UN to Launch Global Campaign Against Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples
The initiative aims to protect them from persecution, murder and imprisonment on falsified charges.