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House Passes Bills to Give Trump More Power Over Agency Rulemaking
The House of Representatives advanced two bills on Wednesday that would expand presidential influence over the federal rulemaking process.
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The Best Education Our Money Can Buy
Taxpayers are subsidizing the private universities that service America's rich.
“We Can’t Organize Out of Fear”: Undocumented Organizer Aly Wane on Resisting ICE
Sanctuary efforts must protect all undocumented people, including those who have already been targeted by the law.
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Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy Pushes Natural Gas as Climate Solution at Contentious Town Hall Meetings
Constituents are disappointed that Sen. Bill Cassidy and President Trump are encouraging further development of fossil fuels.
Community Power Offers Fukushima a Brighter, Cleaner Future
If clean, renewable, community energy continues to expand, the arguments to restart nuclear power plants and build new coal power plants will no longer hold sway.
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Saramurillo: A Hope for Justice for Peru’s Amazonian Peoples
Could the recent mobilization held at Saramurillo be the one that finally brought much needed justice?
The Misuse of US Power Has Left the Middle East in Chaos
The United States has already lost — its war for the Middle East, that is.
Is Berta Cáceres’ Assassination a Tipping Point for Change in Honduras?
An alliance of political opposition parties has formed in Honduras under the name of slain activist Berta Caceres.
Workplace Disability Discrimination Claims Are on the Rise
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission found that discrimination complaints rose yet again, and disability-based discrimination appears to be steadily increasing.
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“Extraordinary” Levels of Pollution Found in the Deepest Part of the Sea
Human-made pollutants have reached the depths of two of the world's deepest ocean trenches.