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Empire Files: Buying a Slave — the Hidden World of US-Philippines Trafficking
In the United States, tens of thousands are trafficked annually — the biggest clients being major hotel chains and foreign diplomats.
Economic Update: Worker Co-ops as Our Economic Future
This week's episode discusses Trump's 2018 budget, Ford's undemocratic decisions, the US's opioid crisis and more.
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Loose Lips
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Marijuana Victims
The Pitfalls of “Buy American”
US history has seen at least three waves of “Buy American” fervor.
Indigenous Alliance Launches Divestment Campaign Against US and Canadian Pipelines
An Indigenous-led campaign to defund banks funding five US and Canadian pipeline projects is having a ripple effect.
Trump Administration Says It Isn’t Anti-Science as It Seeks to Slash EPA Science Office
The Office of Research and Development has been at the front lines of virtually every environmental crisis. Trump wants to cut its funding in half.
Is Charter School Fraud the Next Enron?
Lack of regulation of charter schools is leaving some open to Enron-level examples of corporate fraud.
Down the Memory Hole: Living in Trump’s United States of Amnesia
Supplying “alternative facts” is one way of destroying memory. Erasing real facts is another.
Is Ohio at Risk for a Major Natural Gas Leak?
Ohio has the most underground natural gas storage wells and the highest number of those which might be vulnerable to leaks.