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DOJ Won Antitrust Victory by Arguing Publishing Merger Would Harm Top Authors
The DOJ used an unusual legal strategy to stop the merger of two major publishing houses — with help from Stephen King.
Oil Industry Lobbying Group Funded “Dark Money” Ads for Conservative Democrats
American Petroleum Institute's tax filings reveal millions spent on ads for Henry Cuellar, Kyrsten Sinema and others.
How Banks and Private Equity Cash In When Patients Can’t Pay Their Medical Bills
Hospitals strike deals with financing companies, generating profits for lenders and more debt for patients.
Three Palestinians Killed in 24 Hours in Israel’s “Operation Break the Wave”
Palestinian youth and resistance fighters in Nablus continue to resist colonial encroachment and pay the price for it.
For-Profit Abortion Telemedicine Start-Ups Are Proliferating in Wake of “Roe”
As for-profit telemedicine companies replace shuttered clinics, advocates worry about who will have access to abortion.
Congress Has One Last Chance to Turn the Tide of the Overdose Crisis
Doctors urge the Senate to vote on bipartisan legislation that would expand access to lifesaving buprenorphine.
Greta Thunberg Joins 630+ Young People in Climate Lawsuit Against Sweden
The plaintiffs argue that the country's planet-heating fossil fuel extraction violates the Swedish constitution.
One Day of Warren Buffett Wealth Gains Could Cover Rail Workers’ Paid Sick Leave
The CEO of BNSF Railway's parent company saw his wealth jump by nearly $1.4 billion in a single day earlier this week.
“You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train”: Remembering Howard Zinn at 100
“To be neutral … is to collaborate with whatever is going on, to allow it to happen.”
US Ranks Last Among Peer Nations for COVID-19 Mortality: Study
More than 122,000 lives could have been saved if all states had the same vaccination rates as the most vaccinated.