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Higher Education Is Exploiting International Students for Cheap Teaching Labor
Academic labor should be compensated no matter who is doing the teaching.
20 Years After Patriot Act, Surveillance of Arabs and Muslims Is Relentless
New forms of solidarity have emerged in response to the overreach and unconstitutional nature of the Patriot Act.
The Tragic Cycle of Bottled Water
The iconic image of governmental failure is the arrival of corporate-branded bottled water.
Hundreds of Toxic Chemicals Are Coursing Through Our Tap Water, New Report Says
The EPA's Office of Water has not added any new substances to its regulated list for drinking water since 2006.
Death of Disability Advocate Puts Spotlight on Systemic Ableism in Air Travel
Disability rights advocate Engracia Figueroa died months after United Airlines allegedly damaged her wheelchair.
Loopholes in Clean Air Act Are Letting a Texas Refinery Get Away With Pollution
A Texas plant emits as much lung-damaging sulfur dioxide as it did before the Clean Air Act was passed 51 years ago.
Bannon Indicted for Contempt of Congress for Ignoring January 6 Subpoena
Donald Trump's former 2016 campaign and White House adviser was indicted by a federal grand jury on Friday.
At Least 269 Workers in US Meatpacking Industry Died in First Year of Pandemic
A House subcommittee found there were three times as many cases and deaths among these workers as previously known.
Pink Ribbon Banking Claims to Fight Cancer But Boosts Carcinogenic Fossil Fuels
Susan G. Komen has a legacy of unabashed complicity in cancer-causing partnerships.
Establishment Dems in Buffalo Unfazed by Sabotage of Party’s Mayoral Nominee
If a candidate from the left won in this manner, the party establishment would likely issue a ruthless condemnation.