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Environment
Consumer Financial Protection Complaint Database Extends Vital Role for Citizens
Using citizen stories, the CFPB identified abuses and won $10.3 billion for 17 million consumers.
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Building Islands and Burying Reefs in the South China Sea
Chinau2019s land reclamation activities in the Spratly Islands are causing permanent damage.
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Fox So-Called “News” Is “GOP TV” in the 21st Century
Fox isn't a news channel. It's a propaganda network.
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New Convention Will Help Protect Latin America’s Elderly
Latin America's population is ageing, which poses social and economic challenges, for which there is a new Convention.
Massive Mine Could Destroy One of the Last Best Places for Bull Trout and Grizzly Bears
Montana is sometimes called the last best place, but a new silver and copper mine threatens its native grizzly bears and bull trout.
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As Marginalized Communities Face Dearth of Trauma Care, Activists Step in to Fight for Survival
Protesters fight for communities of color, which lose lives awaiting trauma care that is slow to come.
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Capitalism, Green or Otherwise, Is “Ecological Suicide“
Author Richard Smith recognizes that building a movement requires more than being against ecocidal destruction.
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Skyrocketing CEO Pay Is Bad for Our Economy
Skyrocketing CEO pay is not just an ethical problem, but it's also simply bad economics.
House Agriculture Committee Says “No” to GMO Labeling, What’s Next?
H.R. 1599 is an assault on consumer rights, an assault on democracy and states' rights.
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The Troubling Implications of Hillary’s Anti-BDS Letter
Clinton's position on the Israeli occupation of the West Bank does not bode well for her future foreign policy.