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Trump Complained COVID Testing Would Lose Him the Election, New Book Says
If COVID comes roaring back in unvaccinated pro-Trump communities this fall, nobody should be surprised.
Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Pipeline Developers Can Seize Public Land
The PennEast pipeline project would cut through the last contiguous forested areas in central New Jersey.
Schumer Backs Sanders Plan to Expand Medicare to Cover Dental, Vision & Hearing
The lack of dental, vision and hearing coverage in Medicare is a “gaping hole” that is a "serious problem, Schumer said.
Biden Has a Chance to Oversee Biggest River Restoration Project in US History
Removing four dams in the Pacific Northwest will help salmon recovery, clean energy, agriculture and Indigenous rights.
33 Wildfires Are Already Burning Across 10 States — and Summer Hasn’t Even Begun
As the warmest spring on record ends, the West is bracing for the possibility of another devastating wildfire season.
To Pave the Way for Medicare for All, We Need to Overcome “Citizens United”
U.S. health care is a multibillion-dollar for-profit industry devoted to parasitically extracting money from us.
Trump-Appointed Judge Blocks Biden From Pausing New Oil Drilling Leases
The Interior Department said it will comply with the order amid warnings of its potentially destructive climate impact.
Vaccine Refusal in Trump Country Makes It a Sitting Duck for COVID Delta Variant
The U.S. is reopening from shore to shore, and there is great gladness for it, but it still feels too soon.
Climate and Vaccine Equity Advocates Condemn G7 as “Colossal Failure”
Critics said the international summit ended without serious commitments to address inequality or the climate crisis.
Activism Made AIDS Treatment More Accessible — That’s What It’ll Take for COVID
AIDS researcher Sam Friedman discusses the lessons learned from the movement to lower prices for vital AIDS treatments.