Truthout
Environment
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The More They Dig, the More They Find: DDT Cleanup Continues for Mid-Michigan Town
Federal, state officials are making progress cleaning up harmful chemicals in St. Louis, Michigan, but more work remains and there is still no comprehensive health study.
Divide-and-Conquer Walker Thinks Equal Pay Is Divisive
He claimed equal pay “pits one group of Americans versus another.”
ISIS and the Shia Revival in Iraq
Any change in the status quo will likely depend on forces outside the city.
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Paul Krugman | Ten Years Later: What I Got Right – and Wrong
“It's been almost 10 years since I started writing about the financial crisis and the Great Recession.”
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US Prisons Block Access to Lifesaving Addiction Medication
Why are prison bosses ignoring medical treatments that reduce crime and save lives?
On the News With Thom Hartmann: IMF Calls Inequality “Defining Issue of Our Time,” and More
The gap between the rich and poor is harming people and economies all over the world.
China’s Communist-Capitalist Ecological Apocalypse
The country's environmental crisis is worse than what has resulted from “normal” capitalist development everywhere else.
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Preserving the Social Fabric: Southern Community Development Financial Institutions
All over the South, Community Development Financial Institutions and credit unions are filling the yawning gaps left by big banks.
Ecuador Puts Piketty Into Practice
The American people are deeply concerned about rising wealth inequality.
Commentary: For-Profit Hospitals Mark Up Prices Because There’s Nothing to Stop Them
Of the 50 US hospitals that mark up prices the most, 49 of them are part of for-profit hospital chains.