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This Is It: We Have the Next Three Weeks to Fight for the Affordable Care Act
Indivisible is mobilizing voters to call every Republican and Democratic senator nonstop, write letters and hold sit-ins.
Prisoners Enduring Extreme Heat Are Casualties of Texas’s Climate Denial
In Texas prisons, the price of climate denial is human lives.
Is Trump Launching a New World Order? The Petro-Powers vs. the Greens
A world dominated by green powers is likely to be less ravaged by war and the depredations of extreme climate change.
Women Small-Holder Farmers Are Key Drivers for Sustainable Production
“Households and communities have been engaged to promote non-oppressive practices,” says a UN Food and Agriculture Organization advisor.
Climate Activists in Pacific Northwest Fight Construction of World’s Largest Methanol Refinery
A proposal to build the world's largest gas-to-methanol refinery on the Columbia River is meeting stiff resistance.
Reported Medicaid Expansion “Compromise” Would Have Almost the Same Effect as House Bill
The deal some Senators appear ready to accept would reverse Medicaid gains over the long term.
Sacrifice Zones: Fossil Fuels Lay Waste to Iconic Landscapes
A rash of proposals have surfaced in communities throughout the Northwest to export vast amounts of fossil fuels to Asian markets.
Jeremy Corbyn Rides Leftist Tide in UK Election in Rebuke of Austerity and Conservatives
Journalists Paul Mason and Mehdi Hasan discuss the election in the UK.
If Legislatures Are Guaranteed a Recess, Why Aren’t Our Children?
Why can't lawmaker's agree on legislation making recess mandatory in the school system?
Will Nevada Be the First State to Adopt “Medicaid for All”?
A new bill would extend coverage to all residents, regardless of health or age.