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Is Fox News Poisoning the Well of Public Discourse?
Mainstream US media has two ways of describing motives for mass killings, terrorism or a personality disorder.
Ladydrawers: Epidemic
Ladydrawers traces links between federal laws and the alarming rise of autoimmune diseases in the US.
Attacks on Planned Parenthood Are Not About One Organization
These attacks are merely the latest salvo in a systematic, ideological crusade to deny personal reproductive health decision making.
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More Prosecutors Won’t Prevent Police Killings Before They Happen
For African Americans, whose daily lives are impacted by police abuse of authority, the crisis is the state as purveyor of racist violence.
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Shell Parts Ways With ALEC Over Climate Change
The decision will make Shell the 105th corporation to cut ties with ALEC.
Creative Time Summit at Venice Biennale Features Artists and Democracy
A New York-based group, Creative Time, is hosting a three-day summit.
Alabama Case Illustrates Difficulties Women Behind Bars Face When Seeking Abortion
Administrators around the country have often thrown up barriers to abortion access.
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Key Greenhouse Gas Study May Have “Systematically Understated” Methane Leaks, New Research Shows
As the scientific debate over leakage rates slowly continues to unfold, some argue that action on methane leaks is needed now.
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Watchdog Group Sues US for Access to Shell Oil’s Safety Plan for Arctic Drilling
As Shell begins drilling in remote Arctic waters, watchdogs are suing US regulators for access to records.
Black People Can’t Vote If We’re Dead
Merely getting US presidential candidates to address the spectacle of Black death will not yield real change.