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Federal Judge Unseals New York Crime Lab’s Software for Analyzing DNA Evidence
Flaws in the software's design may have resulted in innocent people going to prison.
Top Trump Official for Pipeline Safety Profits From Selling Oil Spill Equipment
A newly appointed federal regulator profits from oil spill responses.
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“You’re Still in Jail”: How Electronic Monitoring Is a Shackle on the Movement for Decarceration
Electronic monitoring is creating open-air prisons.
Trump’s Global Resorts Put Profit First, Environment Last, Critics Say
Trump's environmental record is abysmal.
Oklahomans Turn “Oilfield Prayer Day” Into a Protest Against Big Oil
Oklahoma could go the way of West Virginia.
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No Casting Couch for Low-Wage Women, but Lots of Sexual Harassment
Workers are opening up about harassment.
The New Co-op Helping Formerly Incarcerated People Find Work — and Heal
Washington, DC, has the highest incarceration rate in the country.
Fifty-One GOP Senators Just Voted to Cut $1.5 Trillion From Medicare and Medicaid to Give Super-Rich and Corporations a Tax Cut
The Republican budget, declared Sen. Sanders after its passage, “is not a bad bill. It's a horrific bill.”
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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.