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Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” Residents Push Back Against Industrial Polluters
The company, Adsorbent Solutions, has run an industrial recycling facility in St. Gabriel since 2008.
Congress Pushes Nuclear Energy, but Has No Clear Plan for Radioactive Waste
Expanding government efforts to support the nuclear power industry would only drag us deeper into the nuclear quagmire.
Six Things Trump’s FCC Chairman Doesn’t Want You to Know About Net Neutrality
For net neutrality supporters, the last week felt like deja vu.
Paris Accord Doesn’t Go Far Enough — but Trump’s Pullout Will Endanger Life on Earth
Trump's move displays a callous disregard for the future of life on Earth.
The Time Is Now to Push for Real Populist Tax Reform
If Trump wants to eliminate the “death tax” — let's push for an expanded inheritance tax instead.
How Is Trump Picking a New FBI Director Even a Thing?
It would be a travesty for Trump to nominate, and for the Senate to confirm, a new FBI director until the issue of Trump's conduct is resolved.
Teaching the Roots of Trumpism, One Semester In
Students and educators must resist Trumpism or risk ceding ground to anti-intellectualism, troll culture and xenophobia.
Afghan News Director: Kabul Bombing “Tragic and Huge,” Victims Mostly Working-Class Civilians
Democracy Now! speaks with Lotfullah Najafizada, news director for TOLOnews, about the massive bomb blast in the Afghan capital.
The Intercept: As the US Ramps Up Airstrikes on ISIS, Are Syrian Civilians Paying the Price?
Intercept reporter Murtaza Hussain discusses how Syrian civilians are bearing the brunt of US strikes against ISIS.
Ari Berman on the Attack on Voting Rights
Iowa Republicans are pushing a strict voter ID law that could disenfranchise 11 percent of the state's eligible voters.