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Black Workers Say Walmart’s Background Checks Are Racially Discriminatory
Racial discrimination in the temporary staffing industry is notoriously difficult to address.
Native Peoples’ Bones Are Not Collectors’ Items. They Must Be Returned.
Although trafficking in human remains is a crime, cases involving Native remains are seldom prosecuted.
EPA Decides Not to Regulate Fracking Wastewater as Study Shows Spike
The oil and gas industry has flooded Pennsylvania with over 380 million barrels of liquid waste from 1991 to 2017.
Kansas Supreme Court Guarantees Right to Abortion
The 6-1 ruling would protect the rights of women in the state of Kansas in the event that Roe v. Wade is overturned.
UN to Launch Global Campaign Against Criminalization of Indigenous Peoples
The initiative aims to protect them from persecution, murder and imprisonment on falsified charges.
Only One Single-Payer Supporter to Testify at Medicare for All Hearing
Progressives worry that what is supposed to be a substantive discussion of Medicare for All could end up a “farce.”
Corporate Cash Leaks Into Democratic Campaigns Despite Anti-PAC Pledge
First quarter FEC filings reveal some of the self-declared “no-corporate-PAC” candidates took money from big business.
States Weigh Banning a Widely Used Pesticide Even Though EPA Won’t
Lawmakers in several states are trying to ban a widely used pesticide that the EPA is fighting to keep on the market.
13 States Still Have Laws Meant to Limit Poor Families’ Sizes
Massachusetts just repealed its cap on aid for children born to welfare recipients, but such laws persist elsewhere.
Trump Administration Forces UN to Water Down Anti-Rape Resolution
The U.S. threatened to veto the resolution entirely over language referring to “sexual and reproductive health.”