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Betsy DeVos Forced Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges to Repay Loans
DeVos overruled findings calling for full debt relief. Now she wants to gut the debt relief program entirely.
Greta Thunberg Slams Response to Climate Crisis at COP25 as “Creative PR”
In a speech at the climate summit, Thunberg warned that the planet’s carbon budget is down to just eight years.
In California Care Homes, Residents Are Neglected and Workers Are Exploited
Rat bites, bedsores and other injuries plague residents in many care homes cited for labor violations.
Polluting Companies Are Sponsoring COP25 Talks in Exchange for Tax Breaks
Big polluters are to blame for slow progress in the annual UN climate negotiations in Madrid, Spain, say activists.
Paper Genocide: The Barriers to an Accurate Count of Native People in 2020
Undercounting American Indians and Alaska Natives wreaks havoc on tribal communities today and for generations to come.
A Rising Movement Is Challenging Mexico’s Corporatized Unions
The 20/32 Movement promises to end the decades-long reign of corrupt union bosses.
Progressives Rebel as House Hands Trump War Spending Package
The “Afghanistan Papers” loom large over the military spending debate.
Record Climate-Fueled Wildfires Engulf Australia in Smoke
More than 100 climate crisis-fueled blazes have killed at least six people.
Indigenous Leaders and Delegates From the Global South Stage Walkout at COP25
Hundreds of climate advocates and people’s movements staged a protest at the UN climate action summit.
FBI Agents Showed Bias Against Hillary Clinton, Not Against Trump, DOJ Says
Numerous FBI agents sent anti-Clinton text messages and expressed a desire to investigate the Clinton Foundation.