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Stephen Cohen: This Is Most Dangerous Moment in US-Russian Relations Since Cuban Missile Crisis
Stephen Cohen speaks on the escalating tensions between the US and Russia following the US bombing in Syria.
Excessive Use of Antibiotics Turns Food Into Catastrophic Threat
The excessive use of antibiotics in food production has made many bacteria more resistant to antibiotics.
How the Trump Budget Exacerbates Security Risks Posed by Pandemics
Trump's budget doesn't recognize the importance of public health to national security.
Putting Single-Payer Back on the Table
A promising health care bill in California makes the case that the time is now to push for universal health care across the country.
War in the Gulf (No, Not That Gulf!): The US Navy’s Anti-Environmental Broadside in the Gulf of Alaska
The Navy's ongoing war against Alaska's waters and wildlife are unconscionable.
Pruitt’s Rejection of Chlorpyrifos Ban Seems Based on “Alternative Facts”
EPA chief fails to explain what data prompted his decision to allow continued use of toxic pesticides.
In California, Salt Taints Soil, Threatening Food Security
Salt has been the bane of agriculture dating back to when the practice first emerged 10,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.
No Agency Would Be Hit Harder Than the EPA Under the President’s Budget Plan
Marianne Lavelle, a veteran environmental journalist, discusses climate change and the effects Trump is already having on the subject.
Trump’s Dirty Energy Policies Face Backlash in States Across the Country
Trump is undoing Obama's climate policies, but much of the country is moving in the opposite direction.
Aging Populations Are Not a Crisis — Capitalism Is
The idea that an aging global population is an economic crisis is an effort to con us into accepting neoliberal reforms.