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Inside Corporate America’s Campaign to Ditch Workers’ Compensation
One Texas lawyer is helping companies opt out of workers' compensation and write their own rules. What does it mean for injured workers?
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EPA Draft Plan Would Perpetuate Environmental Racism, Critics Say
“EJ 2020” proposal is heavy on process and light on tangible steps to address discrimination, according to many who submitted public comments.
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Fox News “Terror Expert” Wayne Simmons Arrested for Lying About Career as CIA Officer
Simmons has been arrested after a federal grand jury indicted him on “charges of major fraud against the United States,” among others.
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Abortion Is Still Illegal in the UK, Thanks to This Victorian Law
The 1861 act is an archaic, badly flawed piece of legislation, which is ripe for reform.
How to Be Eternally “Caught Off Guard” in the Greater Middle East
The national security state and the military seem to have created an un-intelligence system.
What One Historian Wishes Bernie Sanders Said About Being a Socialist
Social democracy simply means a system that leaves room for small enterprises but also recognizes that we're all part of a larger community.
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Letting Pepsi Police Itself Isn’t Very Sweet
The government didn't get a chance to see whether a new calorie-cutting additive in Mug Root Beer is safe.
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William Rivers Pitt | CNN, the Democratic Candidates and a Condensation of Farce
If that Democratic debate is the future of politics, we may as well throw a rope around the country and sling it into the sun.
US-Sponsored Carnage in Yemen Continues
The military intervention in Yemen has caused a bloodbath and created a humanitarian disaster.
Is $15 an Hour Enough?
A new report finds that in many states $15 an hour is not a living wage for a single person, let alone a family.