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Meet the New Boss: Bracing for Trump’s Anti-Worker, Corporate Agenda
Trump's economic plan does nothing to stray from the corporate-friendly neoliberal agenda of the past three decades.
Trump’s Pick for Budget Adviser Once Called Social Security and Medicaid “Unconstitutional“
The Office of Management and Budget issues Presidential veto threats for legislation winding its way through Congress.
How Bucking the Climate Change Accord Would Hinder the Fight Against HIV/AIDS
Surviving HIV depends not just on access to antiretroviral drugs but also on a gamut of social and environmental resources.
A Radical Farm’s Roots Stem From Revived Korean Heritage
Natural farming, practiced for generations in Korea, has a new home in Northern California's public urban farmland.
Taxcast: South Dakota as Tax Haven, Stopping Corporate Tax Dodgers
This month's Taxcast discusses tax justice and public procurement, and much more.
Henry A. Giroux on Militant Hope and Radical Action in a Time of Democratic Collapse
Cultural critic Henry surveys the ascent of the neofascist style in American politics.
“I’m Afraid They Are Out to Kill”: Water Protectors Testify to Police Violence at Standing Rock
Bobbi Jean Three Legs of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and Anishinaabe activist Winona LaDuke discuss the recent executive actions by Trump.
Thousands Take Part in Emergency Protests Over Trump’s Move to Revive Pipeline Projects
Donald Trump's move to revive the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines sparked a number of emergency protests across the country.
Monsanto, EPA Seek to Keep Talks Secret on Glyphosate Cancer Review
The EPA is a taxpayer-funded, public agency and its dealings with Monsanto should be subject to public scrutiny.
Trump’s Plan to Crush the EPA Is a Symptom of a Bigger Problem
Regulations don't kill jobs, fossil fuel barons do — when mandatory pollution controls cut into their bottom lines.