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In the Caribbean, Colonialism and Inequality Mean Hurricanes Hit Harder
Disaster damages are amplified by needlessly protracted and incomplete recoveries.
Obamacare Website to Be Shut Down for Portion of Most Weekends During Open Enrollment
In effect, instead of a 90-day enrollment season, the Trump administration has cut it to 45.
Without Price Breaks, Rural Hospitals Struggle to Stock Costly, Lifesaving Drugs
An ACA provision forces rural hospitals to pay full price for drugs.
Hurricane Harvey, 25,000-Year Storm: Enhanced or Caused by Climate Change?
It was a 25,000-year storm.
How the Latest Effort to Repeal Obamacare Would Affect Millions
Republican hopes of repealing the ACA have been rekindled with the Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson Amendment.
EPA Adds Prison Locations to Its Environmental Justice Mapping Tool
Activists celebrate move as an advance in the struggle to recognize the environmental rights of incarcerated people.
“One Day the Bill Is Dead, and the Next Day It Is Back”: The Fight Against Zombie Trumpcare
The DSA are using this as an opportunity to promote the vision of a socialized health care system.
Environmental Disaster Looms in Puerto Rico, Lashed by Hurricane Maria and Left Without Power
Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico bringing environmental catastrophe.
Trump Administration Doubles Down on Plans to Withdraw from Paris Deal as UNGA Makes Climate Top Priority
Chevron, ExxonMobil and Koch Industries are endangering your life.
Analyzing the 5.5 Million Pounds of Air Pollutants Released in Texas After Harvey
CounterSpin interviews Shaye Wolf on Harvey's toxic aftermath.