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Koch-ALEC Right-to-Work Power Play Exposed in a Small Illinois Village
Last month, four unions sued the Village of Lincolnshire in federal court in Chicago.
Veterans Urge Presidential Candidates to Say No to Militarism
On the campaign trail, veterans are holding candidates accountable on access to health care and U.S. foreign policy.
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“Broken Promises”: How Congressional Democrats Are Pushing the TPP to the Brink
The TPP looks far more in doubt than it ought to at this stage.
New Teflon Toxin Causes Cancer in Lab Animals
The chemical introduced by DuPont in 2009 to replace the surfactant PFOA causes many of the same health problems in lab tests that the original chemical did.
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Bipartisan Bills and Civil Protests Mount Against Duke Energy’s Obstructionism
The largest utility in the US has so far succeeded in keeping third-party solar illegal in North Carolina.
Hillary vs. Bernie vs. the 1%
The two Democratic Party White House hopefuls agree on cutting back the after-tax incomes of the rich. They disagree significantly on how much.
Energy Wars of Attrition: The Irony of Oil Abundance
There is a struggle among the major oil producers for maximum exposure in an overcrowded energy bazaar.
Students Assert Their “Right to Dissent” in India
A new era in public debate and polarization has dawned in India following the government's crackdown on students all over the country.
On Forgetting Fukushima
There is good reason to fixate on the clusterf**k that is the remediation of the Fukushima site.
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A New Strategy to Address Climate Change: Suing for Community Rights
We need a new system of political economy or a new legal framework based on the public trust doctrine, or both.