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5 Ways to Protect the Planet Without Disenfranchising People With Disabilities
Despite their vulnerability to climate change, people with disabilities often are omitted from relevant policy making.
Joe Biden’s “Bipartisanship” Promotes Republican Agenda
Biden has a long history of backing extremely harmful bipartisan legislation.
Our Environmental Past Holds the Solution to Our Climate Future
We agree that the benefits of sewage treatment outweigh its cost. We must treat climate pollution similarly.
Transcending Language Barriers to Connect With Asylum Seekers
Many asylum seekers fleeing violence say there’s no obstacle that will deter them, not even a border wall.
Will Self-Driving Cars Take Us to Utopia or Urban Hell?
Self-driving cars raise serious questions for social justice advocates.
Our Counterfeit Social Security Crisis
The nation’s safety net for seniors is in remarkably good shape.
States Are on the Front Lines of Fighting Inequality
Though states can make some progress, in the end, any substantial change in inequality will require federal action.
Bees Face Yet Another Lethal Threat in Dicamba, a Drift-Prone Pesticide
Scientists warned the EPA years ago that dicamba would drift off fields and kill weeds that are vital to honeybees.
Why Aren’t Hedge Funds Required to Fight Money Laundering?
An ongoing effort to make big investment funds abide by the same rules that banks and brokerages follow has stalled.
Bernie Sanders’s 2020 Presidential Bid Announcement Is Imminent
Insiders say the most popular senator in the United States is gearing up to announce another go at the White House.