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Oil and Gas Boom Generates Dangerous Jobs at the Dakota Access Pipeline
A massive oil and natural gas boom has generated some of the deadliest jobs in the country.
GOP Tax Plan Features Retirement Accounts That Favor the Wealthiest
The most troubling feature of the new tax plan is a proposal to introduce “Universal Savings Accounts.”
Like an Umpire
Kavanaugh says he's just going to call the balls and strikes. Sounds good, right?
Ahead of Hurricane Florence, Trump Moved $10 Million From FEMA to ICE
The money was transferred just ahead of hurricane season to fund family separation and deportation efforts.
Nonprofit Run by Trump Strategists Promotes Right-Wing Ideals With Secret Money
The activity of the group raises serious corruption and ethics concerns.
Hotel Strikers’ Call for Justice Rings Out in Chicago
Chicago hotel workers want respect and a living wage from employers who get rich off their labor.
Immigration Applications Can Be Denied Without Letting Applicants Fix Errors
This is another brick in Trump’s “invisible wall” to make immigration as difficult as possible.
Legal Battle Staves Off Trump’s Assault on Clean Water Protections
Donald Trump's efforts to strip away protections for rivers and wetlands have run into a tide of legal resistance.
States Allow For-Profit Pipeline Companies to Seize Private Property
Activists and landowners are fighting back, and some have been jailed in the process.
Climate Change Supercharges Hurricane Florence as 1.5 Million People Evacuate
People up and down the coast are preparing for extreme flooding and a life-threatening storm surge.