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New Law Could Force States to Let People With Disabilities Live Independent Lives
The Disability Integration Act would mandate that states prioritize accessible, community living for people with disabilities.
Burned by Slow Government Response, California Residents Mistrust Cleanup Efforts
Exide Technologies leaked lead and other carcinogens into the soil, air and water in surrounding residential neighborhoods.
Federal Election Commission Drops Probe of Murray Energy
Now, another troubling campaign finance issue is dropped without even opening an investigation.
Who’s Lobbying for Millennial Interests? Meet the “AARP for Young People“
Millennials are especially in need of political access because they face a unique set of economic pressures.
Will Canada Recognize Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Poor Countries?
It's not clear whether the rights of Indigenous people harmed by Canadian mining companies will be included.
How Coal Shipping Accidents Are Damaging Coral Reefs Around the World
A few kilometers off the coast of Madagascar, the coal-laden New Mykonos ship has sunk and is slowly breaking apart.
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Read Between the Lines: The Case for Bernie Sanders Running as an Independent
Bernie Sanders could run for president as an independent — and he could win.
How a Trump Presidency Could Wreck the Paris Climate Deal
Donald Trump's energy adviser is a climate denier urging the candidate to scrap the Clean Power Plan and pursue more dirty energy policies.
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Elites vs. Too Much Democracy: Andrew Sullivan’s Afraid of Popular Self-Government
The trouble with Trump isn't because of too much democracy; it's decades of political malfeasance that have made Americans furious.
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Repair the World: The New, New Left and the Gospel of the Social
The clarity of vision and inspiration from a theology of liberation and a gospel of social justice is perhaps more necessary than ever.