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Living Near Greenery May Increase Your Life Span
Proximity to trees and other plants decreases mortality rates from cancer, respiratory disease, study suggests.
The Future of the Food Justice Movement
While farmworkers have organized to improve labor conditions in US agriculture, racial injustice in the food system remains.
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With Rule 41, Little-Known Committee Proposes to Grant New Hacking Powers to the Government
The proposal comes from the advisory committee on criminal rules for the Judicial Conference of the United States.
Medical Racism and the Ignoring of Black Pain
In a group of 222 white medical students and residents, half believed in biological differences between black and white people.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Proposes Class-Action Boost for Bank Victims
A regulation proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aims to restore the ability to sue banks.
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Job Growth Slows in April
On the whole this report suggests that job growth may be coming in line with the slow pace of economic growth.
Growing Support for a National Health Program and Health Care as a Human Right
It appears that political feasibility for national health insurance may finally be approaching a time of acceptance.
Sanders, DNC Chair Clash Over Democratic Party Inclusivity
The DNC's chairwoman and Bernie Sanders are sparring over how welcoming the party should be toward independent voters.
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The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get to Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital
We need an independent investigation of the brutal US attack which killed 42 people.
Bank of North Dakota Soars Despite Oil Bust: A Blueprint for California?
North Dakota shows how a state can jump-start a flagging economy by keeping its revenues in its own state-owned bank.