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Bernie Sanders Unveils a 10-Point Plan to Overhaul Public Education
Sanders aims to guarantee every person in the U.S. a quality education as a fundamental human right.
Grassroots Funds Are Ensuring Abortion Access Despite Bans
Reproductive rights advocates in the Southeast are working nonstop to help low-income women.
Exposing the Dirty Business Behind the Designer Label
Fashion is the world's second-most polluting industry after the oil industry.
Rural Voter Project Is Tied to Medicare for All Opponents
The project's website is registered to an executive at a nonprofit created to crush universal health care momentum.
Progressives Demand Mnuchin Be Held in Contempt for Defying Subpoena
Mnuchin's decision to defy the Friday deadline all but guarantees a court fight over the documents.
ICE Arrests at New York Courts Have Increased 1,700 Percent
The problem is so bad that the New York state government issued a policy designed to check the agency.
Missouri Republicans Rush to Criminalize Abortion Care
On Friday, the bill that would all but end legal abortion in the state was passed.
Regulators May Reconsider Rules That Incentivize Pipeline Construction
A little-noticed FERC announcement could have an outsized impact on the oil and gas industry.
Hedge Fund Billionaires Were Democrats’ Main Bankrollers in 2018
In the 2018 midterms, Democrats benefited more than Republicans from election spending by outside groups.
Judge Orders Manning Jailed, Imposes Daily $500 Fine After 30 Days Behind Bars
Whistleblower and activist Chelsea Manning is refusing to testify before a secretive grand jury.