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Honduran Melon Workers Push for Union Rights
To win real improvements, Choluteca melon workers say they will depend on consumer pressure where most of their product is sold.
Trump Administration Makes Key Decision That Threatens Water Supply of Millions
Repealing the Clean Water Rule will make it easier for polluters to contaminate the water supply for millions of Americans.
“It’s an Election, Not an Auction”: Working-Class Challenger Opposes Paul Ryan and Big Money in Politics
Working people's values are being attacked in Washington right now by people like Paul Ryan, says Randy Bryce.
“Trump Feels a Kinship With Authoritarian Leaders”: Richard Falk on Turmoil in the Middle East
Trump's affection for autocrats appears to reflect his personal ideological affinities, says Richard Falk.
How a Poisonous Profit-Culture Is Keeping Us From Innovating for the Betterment of All
Cutting-edge research should be directed towards achieving a decent standard of living for all instead of however the wealthy please or deem appropriate.
Deregulation Taskforce Targeted Building Standards Before Grenfell Tower Blaze
A government-backed initiative to cut “red tape” after Brexit was looking to reduce the “burden” of EU building regulations.
One Family’s Bold Stand to Block Construction of a New Pipeline
In central Pennsylvania Ellen Gerhart's property lies about midway along the length of the Mariner East 2 pipeline.
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UN Warns Human-Caused Soil Contamination Threatens Global Food Security
Soils are polluted due mostly to human activities that leave excess chemicals in soils used to grow food, the UN reports.
Single-Payer Fight Moves to Massachusetts
Massachusetts was first to legalize gay marriage; will it also be first to introduce single-payer health care?
The US at War Since 9/11: Reality or Reality TV?
In this country, we don't have to know that in US wars real people die.