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Environment & Health
The Flint Water Crisis: The US’s Systemic Violence Against the Disadvantaged
Flint water crisis continues to persist. In the richest country in the history of the world, there are people living without clean water.
Chevron, Aera Energy Sue to Block Monterey County, California’s Voter-Approved Ban on Fracking
Last November, voters of Monterey County, California, passed a fracking ban known as Measure Z with 56 percent of the vote.
Southern Communities Brace for the Impact of Big Oil’s Expansion Plans
Exxon is planning a $20 billion expansion of its refineries, chemical plants and liquefied natural gas operations along the US Gulf coast.
Arkansas Bill Would Ban Howard Zinn’s Writings From Classrooms
Zinn is best known for “A People's History of the United States.”
Mustafa Ali: Meet the Top EPA Environmental Justice Official Who Quit to Protest Pruitt and Trump
A top official at the Environmental Protection Agency has resigned in protest.
How Traditional Medicine Can Play a Key Role in Latino Health Care
The “botanica” has reemerged in Latin American immigrant communities across the US.
Climate Science Denial Network Funds Toxic Chemical Propaganda
The stakes are high for our nation's health.
Getting the Brush-Off on Health
My member of Congress said he'd rather talk about health care privately. I took him up on it — and was disappointed.
Economic Update: Questions About Capitalism
This week's episode discusses the Caterpillar equipment company's tax evasion, Obamacare, the labor conditions for immigrant workers and more.
Trump Cuts Regulations as Oceanic Dead Zones Release Massive Amounts of Methane
A new study has found the source of an enormous Pacific methane pool, uncovering disastrous news for the planet.