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No Justice, No Peace for Yemeni Children
Saudi-led airstrikes prompt an urgent call for the UN to protect children in the midst of the deadly two year-long conflict in Yemen.
Seventy Top Health Care CEOs Raked in $9.8 Billion Since 2010
CEOs are incentivized not to take actions that would benefit the healthcare system overall, but rather to “inflate stock prices.”
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Poor People in the US Will Face Growing Exposure to Natural Disasters
How do disasters affect people's decisions to move in or out of particular areas?
Documenting Electric Utilities’ Early Knowledge and Ongoing Deception on Climate Change
Despite early knowledge about climate change, electric utilities have continued to invest heavily in fossil fuel energy and misleading information.
Big Tobacco and Right-Wing US Billionaires Fund Anti-Regulation Hardliners in the EU
The EU may be the next prime target for those pushing a deregulation agenda.
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The Radicals Were Always Right: Now Is the Time to Decriminalize All Drugs
Mass incarceration and the opioid crisis are forcing politicians to consider decriminalizing addiction, advocates say.
In Supporting Offshore Drilling, Virginia’s Governor Now Stands Alone in the Southeast
To date, 127 East Coast municipalities have passed resolutions opposing Atlantic testing and/or drilling.
Death of 10 Migrants in San Antonio Spotlights Humanitarian Crisis Unfolding on the Border
Survivors say as many as 200 people were sandwiched into the back of the truck.
The Rebellions That Changed US History: Looking Back at the 1967 Newark and Detroit Uprisings
The rebellions marked the beginning of an era of Black political empowerment.
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International Labor Organization’s Convention 169 Helps Legalize Land Grabs on Indigenous Territories
A toothless mechanism designed to protect Indigenous peoples is a tool to justify exploiting tribal territory.