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The UK Is Exceeding US Climate Action — But That’s Not Saying Much
While the U.K. debates how to tackle the climate crisis, the U.S. still debates the basic reality of climate change.
Trump’s Tax Cut Helped 82 Ultrawealthy Households Save More Than $1 Billion
The millions spent on campaign donations and lobbying for the cuts are minuscule compared with the savings of the rich.
Chair of Committee Overseeing Postal Service Brands DeJoy and Bloom as “Bandits”
The Postmaster General purchased bonds from a firm where the chair of the USPS Board of Governors is a managing partner.
US Founders Demonized Indigenous People While Coopting Their Political Practices
Genocide against Indigenous people is ongoing – through mass violence, cultural erasure and stolen land.
Credit Rating Agencies Have Punished Poor Nations for COVID-Related Spending
Rating systems have penalized Ethiopia and Morocco for seeking increases to public spending or debt relief amid COVID.
Turkish LGBTQ Activists Counter Oppression With Art, Solidarity and Radical Hope
Queer Turkish activists reveal the danger posed by the Erdoğan government and the role of creativity in their struggle.
We Must Fight Privatization of Medicare and Medicaid to Win Single-Payer
It’s time the U.S. had a health care system that operates as a public good, free from the demands of profit-making.
More Workers Are Saying That Minimum-Wage Jobs Just Aren’t Worth It Anymore
Since the pandemic hit, more people have started to question why they should accept poor working conditions and low pay.
Striking Coal Miners Are Demanding $1.1 Billion From World’s Largest Asset Firm
Warrior Met coal miners are fighting to reverse concessions forced on them when BlackRock became the top shareholder.
Senator Whitehouse Asks Jan. 6 Commission to Study Role of Dark Money in Breach
Whitehouse urged the commission to also examine whether any members of Congress helped aid the breach of the Capitol.