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Montana Tribe’s Water Deal Clears Major Senate Milestone
Blackfeet have waited decades to resolve their water claims but Congress is in no hurry.
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Brooklyn Youth Create Jobs (and Community Roots) Through Local Compost Program
This neighborhood made gardens out of vacant lots to tackle gentrification and high youth unemployment.
Chicago Cop’s Lawsuit Against Estate of Slain Teen Might Be a First
The lawsuit presents an unusual argument that attempts to make citizens pay for the hazards of policing.
Tyson Foods Accused of Dumping More Poison Into Waterways Than Exxon, Dow and Koch
The animal-slaughter mega-power is the world's biggest processor of chicken, beef and pork.
North Carolina Voting Rights Fight Moves From the Courtroom to the Streets
As the federal trial over restrictive voter ID law wrapped up, the NAACP shifted its fight.
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The Oil Industry Won in Alberta. Now First Nations Look to Heal Their Land
First Nations in Alberta engage in a complex dance of resistance to and cooperation with industry in order to survive.
IRS Allows Post-Citizens United Karl Rove Group to Continue Concealing Source of Donors
The Internal Revenue Service decided to grant “social welfare” tax-exempt status to Crossroads GPS.
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Will New York Ban Smartphones With Security Protections?
Privacy advocates say unencrypted smartphones leave personal data vulnerable to both police and criminal hackers.
How Sanders’s Grassroots Fundraising Is Defying the 2016 “Billionaire Primary”
Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign is raking in millions of individual small-dollar contributions.
This Bill Would Force Large Corporations to Pay a Fine if They Don’t Pay Workers a Living Wage
If implemented, the act would incrementally raise the minimum wage that large employers are required to pay employees to avoid fees.