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Footing the $15 Million Bill for the Dakota Access Pipeline’s Private Army
Sen. John Hoeven added monies to the Department of Justice's budget for FY 2017 to reimburse North Dakota for incurred costs.
Economic Update: What France’s Election Means
This week's episode discusses Yale grad students on hunger strike for a union, the US raising interest rates on student loans and more.
An Impeachable Offense? Questions Swirl as Trump Accused of Sharing Top Secret Intelligence With Russians
Senior White House officials were apparently so alarmed by President Trump's disclosures.
Anti-Terror Rules Are Blocking Aid to Conflict Zones
Famines loom in countries like war-torn Yemen and Somalia, Syria, Iraq and aid workers can't reach everyone who needs help.
Climate Change Is Turning Dehydration Into a Deadly Epidemic
A mysterious kidney disease is striking down laborers across the world and climate change is making it worse.
Statist Attacks on Academic Freedom Are a Symptom of Neoliberalism
Escalating attacks on academic freedom worldwide are a backlash against growing resistance to economic and political repression.
Bradley Foundation Bankrolls Attacks on Unions
The Bradley Foundation spins this agenda as “employee rights.” But Bradley documents detail an aggressive anti-union agenda.
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Surge in LLC Contributions Brings More Mystery About True Donors
Trump's limited liability companies (or LLCs) donations have spurred many queries from the Federal Election Commission.
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How Trump’s Skewed View of Rural America and Agriculture Threatens the Welfare of Farmworkers
Trump wrote an executive order on the rural US as if farmworkers don't exist.
In 36 States, 21,000 AT&T Mobility Workers Vote to Strike
In this round of negotiations AT&T workers have mounted their largest mobilization ever, including creative tactics like the roving toilet seats.