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How Private Prison Companies Use Big Tax Breaks and Low Wages to Maximize Profit
The nation's largest private prison firms are still cutting corners despite millions of dollars in federal income tax breaks.
Documents Reveal Shell’s Demands for Relinquishing Oil Rights to Fragile Region
Shell has attempted to use expired oil exploration permits off the northeast tip of Canada.
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Toxic Teflon Chemical, C8, Found in Tap Water in Several States
Meanwhile, chemical industry's own research indicates that “safer substitutes” are also potentially hazardous.
Keystone Pipeline Mishap Has TransCanada Scrambling Again
A landowner found oil in surface water near the Keystone pipeline's right-of-way this weekend.
Battle Over Public Monuments to the Confederacy Continues in Virginia
Campaigns to remove state-sanctioned Confederate symbols, perceived as glorifying racism, are spreading across the South.
Defense Contractor Employees Give the Most Money to Hillary Clinton
Clinton beats all of the Republicans in getting the defense industry's financial help for her presidential campaign.
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Sanders Wins Sixth Straight State With Wisconsin Victory, While Trump Shows He Can’t Close the Deal
Sanders' and Cruz's victory set up a big New York showdown.
Discrimination in Parole Hearings Keeps Trans Prisoners Behind Bars, Advocates Say
Rickie Blue-Sky is just one of many prisoners who have experienced anti-trans discrimination in their parole hearings.
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Two Losses for Bosses: SCOTUS Rules Against Walmart, Wells Fargo in Class-Action Suits
The Supreme Court made more decisions unfavorable to corporate executives in the wake of Antonin Scalia's death.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 7 Million Americans Are at Risk of Experiencing Frackquakes, and More
In today's On the News segment: More than 7 million Americans are at risk of experiencing dangerous earthquakes because of natural gas drilling in their states; it's time to …