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Children’s Health Insurance Program Set for Five-Year Extension
Congress appears poised to finally ensure millions of children will still receive care.
Trashed: Inside the Deadly World of Private Garbage Collection
On the darkened streets of New York City, waste removal is a race for survival.
It’s Colder in Florida Than Alaska: Climate Disruption Hits Home With a Chill
Trump downplayed the dangers.
Anti-Immigrant Republicans Rearing Ugly Heads as Dreamer Deadline Looms
The GOP plans to intensify the crackdown on undocumented immigrants.
Increasing Numbers of US Parents Are Choosing to “Unschool” Their Kids
Failing public schools, religious ideology driving trend.
Plastic Production Could Increase by 40 Percent Over the Next Decade
What can we do about our collective reliance on plastic?
States and Cities Took on Secret Election Spending in 2017
2018 promises to be a tougher year for deceptive political advertising in the states.
Brazil Announces End to Amazon Mega-Dam Building Policy
Environmentalists in Brazil celebrate the end of era.
Sessions Plans to Rescind Policy That Allows States to Legalize Marijuana
“Red alert,” warns Drug Policy Alliance, “Attorney General Jeff Sessions is going after legalized marijuana.”
How to Build a Single-Payer Health System: Lessons From Taiwan’s Turnaround
Single-payer is possible in the United States.