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The Last Time There Was This Much CO2, Trees Grew at the South Pole
The muddled political response to very clear climate science is putting millions of people at risk.
American Health Care Horror Stories: An Incomplete Inventory
Universal health care would make these tragedies and absurdities unthinkable.
Missouri “Dark Money” Group Invokes Trump in Campaign to Change Title IX Laws
The nonprofit was created by a lobbyist whose son was expelled from college following allegations of sexual misconduct.
Artificial Intelligence Can Oppress the Poor and People of Color
Artificial intelligence isn't just in the movies. Robots are making real decisions for us every day.
Black Workers Say Walmart’s Background Checks Are Racially Discriminatory
Racial discrimination in the temporary staffing industry is notoriously difficult to address.
None of the 2020 Frontrunners Go Far Enough on Climate
We must look to the grassroots for guidance in order to ensure the survival of all life on this planet.
A Lethal Industrial Farm Fungus Is Spreading Among Us
The damage done by industrial farming practices is more than agricultural or economic.
Native Peoples’ Bones Are Not Collectors’ Items. They Must Be Returned.
Although trafficking in human remains is a crime, cases involving Native remains are seldom prosecuted.
Rise in White Prisoners Doesn’t Change Innate Racism of Prisons
There is a powerful political constituency to mobilize against the cruelties of the U.S. carceral state.
Global Inequality Is 25 Percent Higher Due to Climate Instability
Global temperature rise is an immediate driver of this inequality.