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Corruption in Campaign Finance Is a Racial Justice Issue
Most big political donors are white men, drowning out the voices of the country’s increasingly diverse electorate.
Women Perform 12.5 Billion Hours of Unpaid Labor Every Day
If compensated for the care work they perform, women worldwide would be owed $10.8 trillion.
Despite Lawsuit, Activists Find Evidence Plant in Texas Still Polluting Water
The plant has violated the terms of the largest settlement in a Clean Water Act lawsuit so far.
White House Broadcasts Blatantly Homophobic Sermon Attended by Mike Pence
The White House YouTube page streamed a sermon that claimed homosexuality was caused by demons.
Meet the Lawyer Whose 20-Year Fight Against DuPont Inspired “Dark Waters”
A new study shows that tap water in 43 cities across the U.S. is contaminated with toxic chemicals known as PFAS.
Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Impeachment Trial Proceeds in Senate
President Trump tweeted more than 140 times, from the Davos Forum in Switzerland, dismissing the trial as a hoax.
Trump Signals He Will Seek to Cut Social Security and Medicare If Re-Elected
The admission came in a CNBC interview at the Davos Forum, which Trump is attending with other global elites.
Trump’s Latest Attack on the Environment May Be His Most Alarming Yet
Frontline communities whose air and water quality have suffered under already-lax policies will be most impacted.
Workers Shut Down the Louvre. The French Labor Strike Is Here to Stay.
The working class is in an uproar against Macron’s attacks on retirement benefits and they will not back down.
Following Earthquake, Puerto Rico’s Largest Bank Hinders a Just Recovery
Hundreds of vacant residences that were repossessed by the banks could be used to house 6,400 displaced people.