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For Women Like Charleena Lyles, Trauma Has Trickled Down for Generations
How symptoms of mental illness manifest in Black women and the steps toward healing.
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Repeal and Destroy
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Shadow of Poverty
This week's episode discusses European sanctuary cities, the automation of McDonald's and more.
Disability Rights Activist Arrested for Protesting Trumpcare: We Won’t Be Silent While You Kill Us
Disability rights attorney Stephanie Woodward discusses the Republican Senate health bill and actions being taken to prevent its passage.
Trump Picks DAPL Lobbyist to Oversee EPA Water Safety in Same Week He Rolls Back Water Safeguards
Trump has tapped a former lobbyist with deep ties to a fossil fuel advocacy group.
Republicans Have Trifecta Control of 25 States and Need Six More to Call for a Constitutional Convention
Historian Nancy MacLean says much of the radical right's agenda is being pursued at the state level.
Amazon Acquisition of Whole Foods Would Consolidate Market and Increase Inequality
Amazon now has monopoly power in online commerce.
“Stop-and-Frisk” for Caregivers: How Expanded Mandated Reporting Laws Hurt Families
Universal mandatory reporting laws increase complaints but do not reduce violence against children, research shows.
Pastor Leads Lawsuit Opposing Bayou Bridge Pipeline to Protect Louisiana Cancer Alley Community
Is the love of money so strong that industry leaders and politicians are willing to let people die in order to get it?
Sovereign Debt Jubilee, Japanese-Style
Japan is selling debt to its own central bank, which returns the interest to the government.