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The Pitfalls of “Buy American”
US history has seen at least three waves of “Buy American” fervor.
Trump Administration Says It Isn’t Anti-Science as It Seeks to Slash EPA Science Office
The Office of Research and Development has been at the front lines of virtually every environmental crisis. Trump wants to cut its funding in half.
Down the Memory Hole: Living in Trump’s United States of Amnesia
Supplying “alternative facts” is one way of destroying memory. Erasing real facts is another.
Trump’s Plan to Kick People Off Food Stamps Is an “Attack on the Poor,” Activists Say
Critics say Trump's proposed budget would worsen the conditions of poverty to support tax cuts for the rich.
Jeremy Scahill on Trump’s Embrace of Duterte’s Deadly War on Drugs in the Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte has suggested he might impose martial law across the country, after declaring it this week in his native island of Mindanao.
Walmart’s $237 Million Man: How Americans Subsidize Inequality
Taxpayers are subsidizing the windfalls that go to execs at low-wage employers like Walmart. This idea could reverse the subsidizing.
People Living in Fear of Deportation Can’t Be Left to Fight Alone
An interview with Janice Hoseine, who has been fighting to stop the deportation of her husband.
Fearing for My Life During a Traffic Stop: Rising Police Violence in the Borderlands
Near the US-Mexico border, you can be detained at gunpoint for driving without your headlights on — especially if you're Brown.
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Mourning Manchester: Forging a New Politics of Grief
We cannot allow the deaths of children to be churned into approval ratings for politicians and arms deals for dictators.
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Trump’s Budget Expands Global War on the Backs of the American Poor
Trump's dream for the US is a nightmare for working class and poor Americans.