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“I’m Afraid They Are Out to Kill”: Water Protectors Testify to Police Violence at Standing Rock
Bobbi Jean Three Legs of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and Anishinaabe activist Winona LaDuke discuss the recent executive actions by Trump.
Thousands Take Part in Emergency Protests Over Trump’s Move to Revive Pipeline Projects
Donald Trump's move to revive the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines sparked a number of emergency protests across the country.
As Trump Moves to Advance Dakota Access Pipeline, Al Gore Calls DAPL “an Atrocity”
Trump is set to sign two executive actions today to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.
The Fatal Flaws of Any Post-ACA Republican Replacement Plan
We already know a lot about what to expect in the final Republican post-ACA replacement plan.
Activists Document 144 Pipeline Accidents in 2016 — in Louisiana Alone
A new pipeline battle is shaping up in the United States — this time in Louisiana.
Do Exxon’s Climate Denial and “Trail of Carnage” on Human Rights Make Tillerson Unfit for State Department?
Tillerson refused to answer questions about the oil giant's long history of denying the science of climate change.
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2016: A Bad Year for Democracy, but “Best Ever” for Big Media
The fact that the Trump campaign made 2016 “the best year in the history of cable news” should scare Americans.
Repeal and Run? Republicans Move to Axe Obamacare, but What Will Replacement Look Like?
Republicans in the newly sworn-in 115th Congress are moving swiftly to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
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Virginia Congressman Behind Ethics Rollback Attempt Accused of Conflict of Interest Over Pipeline
Virginia Republican Bob Goodlatte led a surprise effort to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics.
How the Department of Energy Incentivized Executives at Hanford to Sweep a Plutonium Leak Under the Rug
This is the forth segment in a 15-part mini-series titled, “Nuclear Power in Our World.”