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Government Greenlights Amazon’s Expansion Into Grocery Industry
This is a threat to Whole Foods workers and families.
BP Plans to Use Coral-Harming Chemical in Event of Oil Spill Near Amazon Reef
BP plans to use chemicals that kill off coral larvae in the event of an oil spill near a unique coral reef in the mouth of the Amazon river.
Jim Crow-Era Tactics Rejected as Texas GOP Racist Voter ID Law Smacked Down
Civil rights groups and activists celebrated the ruling.
Oregon Passed the Country’s Most Progressive Reproductive Health Care Policy
The same day Texas took another swing at reproductive rights, Oregon showed what reproductive health legislation can look like.
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Single-Payer Fight Fuels Primary Challengers Against Establishment Democrats
The people are no longer taking “no” for an answer.
New Legislation Would Soften Foster Care Rules That Tear Extended Families Apart
Even shoplifting can disqualify prospective foster parents.
Workers May Have Just Killed Missouri’s Anti-Union “Right-to-Work” Law
A coalition of labor groups collected over 300,000 to stop the right-to-work law from taking effect in Missouri.
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The Activists Who Helped Shut Down Trump’s CEO Councils
The implosion of these high-level advisory bodies followed a months-long grassroots campaign calling on CEOs to reject the president's hate-filled agenda.
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The Myth of “White Safety“
New data on violent deaths shows that all people are safer living in diverse places — but especially white people.
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Here Are the Hard Numbers on the War in Afghanistan Trump Left Out of His Speech
Truthout has compiled the latest data on the longest running US war.