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The People vs. The Student Loan Industry
Trump is gutting the few protections student borrowers have, even as the largest student loan servicer faces a lawsuit.
Workers Fear Radiation Exposure After Nuclear Waste Storage Tunnels Collapse in Washington
Hanford is the nation's most polluted nuclear weapons production site.
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YIMBYs: The Darlings of the Real Estate Industry
The Yes In My Back Yard redevelopment movement centers the real estate industry, not the poor and middle class.
Israel Resorts to Psychological Warfare to Try to Break Palestinian Hunger Strike
More than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners entered their fourth week without food as Israel intensifies its efforts to break the hunger strike.
After Trump’s Firing of Comey, Democrats Demand Special Prosecutor to Continue Investigations
A fateful decision falls to career prosecutor Rod Rosenstein, a Republican favorite.
Document Trove Details Bradley Foundation’s Efforts to Build Right-Wing “Infrastructure” Nationwide
The documents open a window to the behind-the-scenes workings of one of the US's largest right-wing foundations.
Jordan Edwards’s Shooter Has Been Charged. How Likely Is a Conviction?
Texas Police Officer Roy Oliver has been fired and charged with murder after shooting 15-year-old Jordan Edwards, but how likely is a conviction?
Kushner Sister Invokes Jared in Appeal to Chinese Investors
The sister of White House aide Jared Kushner leveraged her brother's name in a sales pitch.
As Trump Defends Muslim Ban, Courts Become Crucial Buffer Against Executive Power
Dozens of lawsuits against the White House can prevent Trump from making executive power grabs.
Big Pharma’s Pollution Is Creating Deadly Superbugs While the World Looks the Other Way
Environmental standards do not feature in international regulations governing drug production.