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Rep. Jayapal Challenges Biden on Labor Unions and Health Insurance
Many leading labor unions support the Medicare for All bill sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington).
AOC’s Green New Deal Is Just the Start. Next Let’s Make It Global.
The U.S. needs to play a chief role in spurring a global Green New Deal alongside a domestic one.
How USDA Climate Change Denial Threatens the South
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has withheld from the public dozens of climate-change related studies.
There Is No Such Thing as a Green War
We must merge the anti-war, climate and refugee solidarity movements.
Anchorage Hits 90 Degrees for First Time in Recorded History
The record heat forced officials to cancel planned Fourth of July firework celebrations due to wildfire concerns.
A Former Industry Insider Reveals How Drug Companies Jack Up Prices
Frances Leath no longer works in management for Eli Lilly and Company, but she keeps tabs on the company.
Plans for Prison on Mountaintop-Removal Site in Kentucky Scuttled. Maybe.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has withdrawn the $500 million proposal, but Mitch McConnell says he’s moving it forward.
Poll Shows Voters Support Abolishing Private Insurers If They Can Keep Providers
The majority of voters support a Medicare for All plan that eliminates private insurers.
Over One-Tenth of Global Population Could Lack Drinking Water by 2030
As civilization faces existential threats, Trump is trying to end long-term climate studies.
Virginia Legislators Promoting Atlantic Coast Pipeline Have Personal Investments
Advocates of the pipeline who serve as elected state legislators personally stand to profit from it.