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Post-Brexit Shifts Deprive Refugees in Calais of Needed Support
Refugee camps in Calais now look more like concentration camps — the people in them desperately need the world's help.
Why Utilities Have Little Incentive to Plug Leaking Natural Gas
The problem of methane leakage is hardly news to environmentalists and regulators, who have been following it for years.
Trump and His Trumpeting Media
Is the master of the echo chamber about to acquire a whole new channel?
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War Not Over: US Occupation Is Still Poisoning Iraq’s Children
Environmental toxicology report ties elevated levels of lead in children to bombings and ammunition.
Investing in the Care Economy: Domestic Workers in California Hope for Overtime Pay
Greater public investment is needed to help people with disabilities pay caregivers living wages and overtime pay.
To Stop Climate Change, Don’t Just Cut Carbon; Redistribute Wealth
Climate disruption is inextricably linked to economic inequality. Serious climate solutions must be, too.
Anarchists and the Rise of the Welfare State
Anarchists overwhelmingly viewed the New Deal, and more generally the rise of the Keynesian welfare state, as a sophisticated form of co-optation.
Did President Obama Threaten National Security in Negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
TPP proponents are arguing that that the deal's rejection by Congress would jeopardize longstanding ties between the US and Asia.
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Don’t Underestimate How Much Steve Bannon Can Damage Hillary Clinton
Bannon's work for Trump could drive Clinton's honesty score even lower.
Donald Trump in the Bayou
The Tea Party, a sinkhole in Louisiana and the contradictions of US political life.