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A Call for Equitable Development
In Baltimore, activists are urging city officials to move beyond “tax increment financing” that privileges billionaires at public expense.
Cheaters Like Trump See Cheaters Everywhere
Trump assumes everyone else is bending the rules like he is.
Outrage in Mexico as President Peña Nieto Meets With Trump
Donald Trump traveled to Mexico City to meet with the president of Mexico, who once compared Trump to Hitler and Mussolini.
Glenn Greenwald: Obama Has Bombed Seven Nations, but Clinton Claims He Has Not Been Militaristic Enough
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald looks at the foreign policies of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
Florida State Attorney Who Oversaw Trayvon Martin and Marissa Alexander Cases Is Defeated in Primary
In Florida, State Attorney Angela Corey has been defeated in her re-election bid.
Against the Battalions in Blue: Challenging American Police, Their Racism and Their Imperial Violence
Police violence and militarization is at the heart of a perpetual crisis in the US.
“Critical” Protection Needed: Voter Registration Data Stolen in State Election Hack
FBI sources informed Yahoo News that voter databases in Illinois and Arizona had been compromised by hackers.
Illinois Sues Controversial Drug Maker Over Deceptive Marketing Practices
Insys has come under fire before for using doctors with troubled histories to promote or consult on its products.
Donald Trump Attacks Social Security With False Claims
Donald Trump has released a new ad revealing that either he doesn't understand Social Security or he wants to galvanize opposition to it.
Maine’s Governor Openly Calls for Race War Against People of Color
Governor Paul LePage called people of color the “enemy.”