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Environment
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The GOP Health Bill Is an Attack on People of Color
The health care overhaul will cut programs that help Black and Brown people, while providing tax cuts for the wealthy that would disproportionately help whites.
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Report Finds Pesticide Residues Often Remain on Fruits and Vegetables Even After They Are Washed
For the second year in a row, strawberries topped the “Dirty Dozen” list of pesticide-contaminated produce.
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Revolutionary Love: Fighting Prison Injustice From Both Sides of the Wall
Even peaceful resistance to brutality in prison is seen as defiance and can lead to more brutality from the guards.
Economic Update: Questions About Capitalism
This week's episode discusses the Caterpillar equipment company's tax evasion, Obamacare, the labor conditions for immigrant workers and more.
On Labor and Beyond, Trump Is Following Scott Walker’s Playbook
If you think things are bad now for the nation, take a closer look at what happened in Wisconsin and brace yourself.
Solar Creates More US Electricity Jobs Than Oil, Gas, Coal, Nuclear Combined
With 373,807 jobs, solar is far and away the biggest job creator in the entire electric energy generation sector.
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Six Ways Citizens Across the US Are Using Science to Build a Better World
Collecting climate data, monitoring air quality, and reverse-engineering insulin — locals are creating a more just and equitable society.
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Oil and Gas Lobby Fights California Regulators to Keep Injecting Drilling Wastewater Into Protected Aquifers
How will Brown and state regulators respond to the fossil fuel lobby's pressures surrounding protected aquifers?
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What 10 Years of Smartphone Use Mean for the Planet
Since 2007, more than 7 billion smartphones have been produced.
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The Peasant Farmer Who Stood Up to the President of Nicaragua
The unequal battle farmer Francisca Ramirez is waging against the Nicaraguan government is well-known.