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A Last Resort That Might Work: Small Town Votes in Community Bill of Rights to Ban Fracking
Opposing a pipeline, residents in Waterville, Ohio, passed a new law to protect their right to clean air, water, and soil.
Some “Unrecognized” Tribes Still Waiting After 130 Years
Tribes without federal recognition have “second-class status.”
The Anti-Worker History of Trump’s Small Business Administration Pick
Trump nominated former World Wrestling Entertainment chief executive Linda McMahon.
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Giving Birth as a Refugee
Pregnant women and recent mothers in refugee camps are exceptionally vulnerable.
Seattle Takes Steps to Divest $3 Billion From Wells Fargo Over Standing Rock
Seattle City Council introduced legislation that would end the city's contract with Wells Fargo.
The Hole in the Safety Net Widens: Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Obamacare
Can progressives use backlash against Trump's regressive health policies to accelerate the fight for Medicare for All?
House Report Warns Congress Against Anti-Encryption Measures
Lawmakers are being urged to abandon plans to mandate backdoors to encrypted information.
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$1 of Every $2 Spent Online Goes to Amazon. Can We Break the Company’s Stranglehold?
In half the US states, Amazon generates billions of dollars in sales without employing a single person.
UN Security Council Seats Taken by Arms Exporters
Nine of the world's top ten arms exporters will sit on the UN Security Council.
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US Military Returns Land to Japan, but Okinawa Isn’t Celebrating
The US is returning a large swath of military-occupied land to Japan, but with a catch: US gets to build six new helipads.