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Americans’ Appetite for Cheap Meat Linked to Widespread Drinking Water Contamination
Industrially grown feed crops are poisoning our water.
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Activists in Puerto Rico Want the Jones Act Eliminated — So Why Are Unions Defending It?
US-policy is only deepening the crisis in Puerto Rico.
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Maine Ballot Campaign Proposes Taxing the Wealthy to Pay for Universal Home Care
Activists in Maine are mobilizing for in-home services funding.
Trump’s First DC Circuit Nominee Thinks Waterboarding Can Be Okay
The DC Circuit has unique oversight power.
The Feds Spent Millions Seizing 5 Million Marijuana Plants in 2016
Addiction needs health care, not law enforcement.
Trump Revives Notorious GOP Dog Whistle in Call for “Welfare Reform“
The Trump administration is looking at “welfare reform.”
“Robin Hood in Reverse”: Sanders Blasts GOP Budget Ahead of Key Senate Vote
The Republican budget blueprint, writes the Vermont senator, is little more than a “gift to billionaires.”
The Hopeful Work of Turning Appalachia’s Mountaintop Coal Mines Into Farms
In the post-coal economy, life-skills training helps employ people and restore the savaged land.
Black Neighbors Band Together to Bring in Healthy Food, Co-op-Style
A Detroit co-op is bringing fresh food to Black communities.
Domestic Violence Victims Fear Deportation for Reporting Crimes Against Them
Congress must renew protections for domestic violence survivors.