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Report: Coal Entrenches Poverty, Drives Climate Change
A single one gigawatt plant in Indonesia was estimated to cause 26,000 premature deaths over the plant's lifetime.
Trump’s Top Commerce Secretary Pick Is a Billionaire Who Owned Coal Mine Where 12 Miners Were Killed
So much for Trump's commitment to coal miners.
Cleaning the Corporate Dirt From the GOP Budget
Lawmakers are now working on a budget that could make or break the balance sheet for families.
Police Unleash Water Cannons, Concussion Grenades and Rubber Bullets in Standing Rock
The tear gas was so bad it caused one woman to vomit.
The Republican Deficit Hawks Abandon Their Religion
We're about to see the GOP's congressional leader, Paul Ryan, convert from a deficit hawk to a big spender.
Life Under Trump: Night Terrors and Daytime Hopes
When people decide that they are human beings and not beasts of burden, that is a genie no one can shove back into the bottle.
Bringing Back Waterboarding? Torture Policy in Trump’s USA
As the US prepares for president Trump, anyone who cares about human rights should be alarmed that he has pledged to restore torture.
Don’t Be Passive Observers of Last Night’s Terrorization in Standing Rock: Here’s What You Can Do
Last night, as the temperature in Standing Rock plunged below 30 degrees, hundreds were blasted with water cannons.
How Global Climate Action Can Still Succeed Despite Trump
The most promising actions require relatively small amounts of appropriate public support rather than large amounts of US finance to set up a new carbon market in agricultural offsets.
Street Heat: Does the Hancock Reaper Drone Base Feel the Burn?
By our presence and by our signs, we seek to prick the conscience of the 174th's personnel, cogs in the Pentagon's war machine.