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As Rents Rise, the Struggle Against the Criminalization of Homelessness Intensifies
Across Oakland and Berkeley, tent camps are sprouting near BART tracks and underpasses.
The US’s Carbon-Pusher-in-Chief: Trump’s Fossil-Fueled Foreign Policy
It's time to give Trump's snake-oil-style energy salesmanship the attention it deserves.
Price Transparency in Medicine Faces Stiff Opposition From Hospitals and Doctors
Political and business forces are opposing a common-sense solution to rein in high health care costs for patients: Let patients see prices.
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Saudi Arabia Is Buying Off and Silencing Its Critics
The Gulf petrodollar has corrupted politicians, media and think tanks into silent accommodation of the atrocities in Yemen.
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A Better Deal Than What?
The Democratic Party was badly ripped off by the consultants who came up with the name for their new agenda.
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Trump Administration Plans to Skip Border Wall Environmental Review
On the long list of terrible ideas for nature preserves, a giant wall running through the middle of a vulnerable area ranks pretty high.
Retired Police Detective: Trump’s Comments Endorsing Police Brutality Are “Treasonous”
President Trump is facing widespread criticism from police chiefs across the country following a speech he gave on Friday to police officers.
Is Trump Trying to Sabotage the Nuclear Deal to Lay Groundwork for War With Iran?
The White House appears ready to abandon the landmark Iranian nuclear deal.
Climate Refugees in Toxic Immigrant Jails Are Victims of Environmental Racism
An immigrant jail in Tacoma, Washington, is in an area so polluted it was designated unfit for residences.
DeVos Dystopia: What Trashing For-Profit College Rules Means for Students
Under Trump and DeVos, the landscape has shifted dramatically for the US's predatory for-profit colleges.