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Efforts to Decrease Prison Populations Are Leaving Women Behind
Incarceration rates for women are rising in many states.
After String of GOP Retirements, Pence Aims to Secure Congressional Majorities
Republican incumbents continue to drop out of Congress left and right.
Controversial Bayou Bridge Pipeline Rerouted Around “L’eau Est La Vie” Resistance Camp
The camp lies on land purchased in December by pipeline opponents.
Bringing Black Voices to the Immigration Reform Debate
Francesca Menes remembers the global cries for “Democracy for Haiti” following the 1991 coup.
Lawmakers From Both Parties Move to Ban Fracking in Florida
Florida Republicans say “not in my backyard.”
Judge to Preside Over Border Wall Case Two Years After Trump Attacked His Mexican Heritage
Judge Gonzalo Curiel will on the use of environmental regulations.
A Government Shutdown Could Have Disastrous Effects on Everyone’s Health and Safety
President Trump says he would “love to see a shutdown.”
Congress Keeps Funding a War Machine That the Public Should Divest From
Both parties line their pockets with profits from the arms trade.
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New York City Taxi Driver Kills Himself at City Hall After Condemning Uber and Politicians for Financial Ruin
Bhairavi Desai, executive director and co-founder of the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, discusses more.