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Tenants Push Back Against Corporate Landlords During “Renter Week of Action”
Renters in 45 cities organized protests this week to demand rent control.
ALEC’s Corporate Board Leads in Federal Violations
Extensive violations data is accessible for the first time.
Without Price Breaks, Rural Hospitals Struggle to Stock Costly, Lifesaving Drugs
An ACA provision forces rural hospitals to pay full price for drugs.
Failing Charter Schools Have a Reincarnation Plan
Private schools convert to charters for public dollars.
Victory for Immigrant Hunger Strikers: Lawsuit Challenges Slave Wages at Private Jail
Federal policies have allowed immigrant detainees to be paid slave wages.
Documents Show First Government Payments to Trump’s Business
Trump's businesses are making money off the government.
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Seeking to Ban Mosques and Deport All Migrants, Right-Wing Party Is Set to Enter German Parliament
The extremist AfD has drawn up a Nazi-style plan for refugees.
EPA Adds Prison Locations to Its Environmental Justice Mapping Tool
Activists celebrate move as an advance in the struggle to recognize the environmental rights of incarcerated people.
Trump Uses UN Podium to Threaten Nuclear Annihilation
Trump is raising the nuclear stakes.
Damaged by Hurricanes and “Vulture” Capitalism, Caribbean Islands Plead for Debt Relief
Predatory hedge funds are thriving on Caribbean debt.