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Environment
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How Private Prison Companies Use Big Tax Breaks and Low Wages to Maximize Profit
The nation's largest private prison firms are still cutting corners despite millions of dollars in federal income tax breaks.
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Sanders Wins Sixth Straight State With Wisconsin Victory, While Trump Shows He Can’t Close the Deal
Sanders' and Cruz's victory set up a big New York showdown.
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Big Money Streams Into Wisconsin Supreme Court Race With No Disclosure
The biggest spender in Wisconsin's Supreme Court race isn't one of the candidates.
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Trial and Error: Report Says Prosecutors Rarely Pay Price for Mistakes and Misconduct
Only one prosecutor was disciplined by any oversight authorities, the report asserts.
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These Corporations Have Pillaged the Land and Robbed the People
We shouldn't be left to foot the bill for Big Coal's reckless pursuit of profits and callous disregard for our environment.
Chicago Teachers to Strike for Public Schools and Services
Teachers argue that the district has brought the deficit on itself by refusing to look for additional tax revenue to fund schools.
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Dahr Jamail | Climate Disruption in Overdrive: Submerged Cities and Melting That “Feeds on Itself“
In this month's climate disruption dispatch: Arctic cruises, ongoing animal extinctions, world food shortages predicted, and more.
Food Companies Plan to Label GMOs — but Is There More to the Story?
Have consumers won the GMO labeling battle?
Life, Breath and Toxics: Lethal Negligence of Northeast and South Los Angeles
From Norco, Louisiana to Flint, Michigan to Los Angeles, California — environmental racism is real.
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In France, a Retirement Co-op Ensures Seniors Are Not Treated as Commodities
After years of discussing how to age well, a group of retired people is building the first French residential co-op for seniors.