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We Must Address the Roots of Inequality to Keep It From Killing Us
Lowering premature mortality in the U.S. requires concerted action to limit the concentration of wealth and power.
Fiery Disagreements Erupt at Sixth Democratic Debate
Democratic presidential candidates clashed over money in politics, Medicare for All and free college Thursday night.
DNC Should Change Its Process to Stop Shutting Out Candidates of Color
Why is the Democratic debate stage getting whiter?
Senate GOP Sabotaged Effort to Keep White Nationalists Out of Military
The House passed a measure to screen recruits for white nationalist views. The Senate quietly altered it.
Governor Orders Police at Mauna Kea to Stand Down
The Thirty Meter Telescope will not be built at this time.
Trump’s Judaism Order Has Nothing to Do With Fighting Anti-Semitism
The man who called neo-Nazis “very fine people” has no business defining anti-Semitism for the rest of us.
Industry Money Backs Attorneys General Pushing for Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Eighteen state attorneys general are calling for construction to proceed on the controversial Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Climate Crisis Threatens a Third of Plant Species, Endangering Food Supply
More than a third of the world’s plants are so rare they face extinction.
Abolishing Private Prisons Is a Start, But It Will Not End Mass Incarceration
Private prisons are a symptom, not the cause of mass incarceration.
After Nearly a Century, 2020 May Usher in the Equal Rights Amendment
The concerns driving the ERA's passage today look far different from those of the amendment's original supporters.