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Without Warning or Public Input, House Republicans Vote to Dismantle Ethics Oversight Office
The measure will take away authority and independence from the investigative body and give more power to lawmakers over internal inquiries.
Noam Chomsky: With Trump Election, We Are Now Facing Threats to the Survival of the Human Species
“We now face are the most severe that have ever arisen in human history.”
Henry A. Giroux on Trump’s Cabinet, the Church of Neoliberal Evangelicals
Trump's cabinet of incompetent billionaires and generals represents the worst of militarism and neoliberalism.
Orange Crush: The Rise of Tactical Teams in Prison
A lawsuit exposes the abuses of a tactical team called the “Orange Crush” deployed in some Illinois prisons.
More US Workers Have Highly Volatile, Unstable Incomes
More Americans work without full-time employers, yet policies fail to address this new reality.
World’s Fastest Land Animal Is Now Racing Extinction
Conservationists believe that cheetahs are even more likely to go extinct than previously thought.
Arms Trade Treaty Falling Down in Yemen
Many of the governments which championed the treaty are failing to uphold it, especially when it comes to the conflict in Yemen.
What Does Donald Trump Actually Intend to Do About Trade?
Will Trump pursue a trade agenda that will increase manufacturing jobs, or one that will further enrich corporate America?
Millions of Women in the US Lack Proper Access to Menstrual Supplies
Having the means to maintain basic hygiene is an issue of human dignity.
Breaking the Binaries: “The Thunder Beneath Us“
In her latest novel, Nicole Blades consciously breaks the binaries we all use to define and reinforce our divisions.