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Pruitt’s Rejection of Chlorpyrifos Ban Seems Based on “Alternative Facts”
EPA chief fails to explain what data prompted his decision to allow continued use of toxic pesticides.
Two Years After Sandra Bland, Justice for Wakiesha Wilson
A year after the death of Wakiesha Wilson in a LAPD jail cell, her grieving family is still pushing for answers and accountability.
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The Real Reason the NYPD Won’t Disclose Its Surveillance Technologies
The NYPD is fearmongering about terrorism to dissuade regulation of its invasive, costly surveillance technologies.
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The CFPB Protects Us From Bad Banks; Republicans Want to Kill It
The CFPB has been effective at reining in lawless banks — and the Republicans want to destroy it.
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Colson Whitehead Digs Into Slavery for Latest Novel
Author Colson Whitehead's new book “The Underground Railroad” takes readers on a journey through vivid Black magical realism and asks: What is the price of freedom?
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All Too Visible: The New Terrorism Targeting Trans Communities
A wave of terror strikes the few places we've claimed for our own.
Economist Michael Hudson on Junk Economics
Hudson explains how Orwellian doublethink is used to conceal how the economy really works.
No Agency Would Be Hit Harder Than the EPA Under the President’s Budget Plan
Marianne Lavelle, a veteran environmental journalist, discusses climate change and the effects Trump is already having on the subject.
Ethnic Studies Courses Break Down Barriers and Benefit Everyone — So Why the Resistance?
As cities incorporate Ethnic Studies curricula, advocates say everyone wins. Others argue they just promote resentment.
Tom Price’s $150,000-Plus Stock Windfall
The HHS secretary divested his shares in a small biotech company — and in the process doubled his money.