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Kochs’ Americans for Prosperity, Club for Growth Shell Out to Rescue Ron Johnson
The Kochs have worked for decades to undermine limits on political spending.
Wielding the Law to Safeguard the Land
Goldman Environmental Prize winners use legal strategy, grassroots organizing to defend human health and Indigenous land rights.
Why Are Evangelicals Fighting Over Ted Cruz’s Religious Beliefs?
A spirited debate has broken out within the evangelical academic community over Ted Cruz's religious and political beliefs.
Obama Administration Finally Grants Homeowners 2008 Crisis Debt Relief
Relief will be granted to those who were three months behind on payments as of March 1 and who also owe $250,000 or less.
What Is Shadow Lobbying? How Influence Peddlers Shape Policy in the Dark
Shadow lobbying refers to someone who performs advocacy to influence public policy without registering as a lobbyist.
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Six Years After the BP Spill, Feds Plan to Lease More of the Gulf for Offshore Drilling
Offshore drilling opponents question whether fossil fuels are worth more emissions and the risk of another major oil spill.
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Proposal to Restrict Free School Meals Option Could Increase Food Insecurity
7,000 high-poverty schools with over 3 million students would have to reinstate applications.
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Activists Mobilize for Twenty-Three Days for Ramarley Graham
A new campaign by the family of Ramarley Graham calls for holding the officers involved in the unarmed teen's death accountable.
William Rivers Pitt | The Empire Strikes Back: Donny and Hill’s Big Night
It's over, and it wasn't close. It was, in fact, a wipe-out.
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Berta Cáceres Lives On, and So Does Violence by Honduran Government and Dam Company
1,500 people from 22 countries convened in Honduras for the “Peoples of Berta Vive.”