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Supreme Court Ties EPA’s Hands, Forbidding Emissions Rules
The fossil fuel industry and the court ignore the true costs of emissions from power plants.
For Families of People Living With Mental Illness, Police “Support” Is Not the Solution
We need to radically reimagine what safety looks like.
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Leave No One Behind: Gay Marriage, Obergefell v. Hodges and the March Forward
Communities of color, the trans community and those who simply don't fit a model of what it means to be gay must not be left behind.
The Disparate Impact of Climate Change
The pope's new encyclical illuminates a concept we should all get to know better: disparate impact.
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Lawmakers Are Using Trade Rules to Blacklist Critics of Israel
Legislation to fast track new trade pacts specifically targets supporters of the BDS movement against the Israeli occupation.
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How Would Francis Invest?
Heed the pope's call to tread more lightly upon the Earth by making your money fossil-free.
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Another Industry-Backed Effort to Delay Crucial Safeguards and Undermine the Regulatory Process
RESTORE is redundant, unnecessary, and a backdoor way to prevent the implementation of popular laws.
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Our 18th Century Bill of Rights Needs Revising
While European countries have updated their constitutions to include economic, social and cultural rights, the US has lagged behind.
An Unprecedented Uprising Against Impunity in Guatemala
A broad-based movement against official corruption is rocking Guatemala to its core.
Democracy or Corpocracy? The Rush to Expand the Algonquin Pipeline
The transformation of our democracy into a “corpocracy” is illustrated in the rush to expand the Algonquin pipeline.