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Fines for Big Financial Firms Have Plunged Under Trump
The amount of penalties that federal regulators have collected from misbehaving financial firms has declined sharply in the first 200 days of Trump.
Deforestation and Climate Disruption Are Degrading the Amazon, Endangering Our Survival
The Amazon is one of the most important and biodiverse ecosystems, and it is being deforested at an astonishing rate.
When High Deductibles Hurt: Even Insured Patients Postpone Care
Just over half of people with health plans from their employers now have a deductible of $1,000 or more.
Planting Resilience to Climate Change
In Honduras, coastal communities are embracing native plants as a means to mitigate climate impacts.
US Lags Far Behind in Banning the Use of Mercury in Dentistry
Dental mercury apparently continues to get a free pass.
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Will Altering the 13th Amendment Bring Liberation to the Incarcerated 2.3 Million?
Building a movement to abolish the exclusion clause would be a major step in changing public attitudes about incarcerated people.
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Taking the Long View: Why South Korea’s Peace Movement Refuses to Give Up
South Korea's tireless peace movement is standing up to armies and arms dealers against all odds.
As Part of Trump Assault on Immigrant Communities, Sessions Dangles Carrot to Cops in Four Cities
The attorney general is turning up the heat on cities with laws preventing police cooperation with ICE.
Strong Job Growth Continues in July
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the economy added 209,000 jobs in July, somewhat more than what the consensus estimated.
Democrats Push for More Wells Fargo Hearings After Latest News of Fake Accounts
Wells admitted that it signed up hundreds of thousands of its auto loan customers for insurance without their consent.