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Environment
Neonicotinoids: Unpublished Industry Studies Detail Harm to Bee Health
Chemical giants Bayer and Syngenta commissioned private studies which showed that their neonicotinoid pesticides can cause serious harm to bees.
Freed Guantánamo Prisoner Speaks as Presidential Candidates Prepare to Debate Terrorism
Jihad Abu Wa'el Dhiab has never been charged with a crime.
The State of the US on Wealth Inequality
The rich are entrenching their wealth.
Breaking the Climate Procrastination Habit
It's a long list, but things can be done to get this country on a renewable energy track.
Michigan Leads Nation in Denying Child Care to Low-Income Families
Lawmakers in Michigan are about to give up $20.5 million in federal funding for child care to help working families.
Did President Obama Host a Summit on Migrants While Ignoring a Refugee Crisis in the US’s Own Backyard?
The UN Summit for Refugees and Migrants has produced a nonbinding declaration on coordinating a humane response to the migration crisis.
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A Grandfather’s Grief for the LAPD’s 12th Shooting Victim of 2016
After 31 years in prison, Al Sasser emerged a changed man, touching many lives — then the police killed his grandson.
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At Standing Rock, a Sense of Purpose: “This Is How We Should Be Living“
Protecting the water and sacred sites brought people here. The experience of being here is changing lives.
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Bill Clinton’s Treasury Secretary Had Been Recommended for 2008 Mortgage Meltdown Criminal Probe
Bob Rubin was cited by a special congressional panel as someone who should have been subject to investigation.
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In Milwaukee, a History of Racist Violence Fuels Mistrust of the Police Department
A recent shooting recalls the decades of abuse inflicted on the city's African-American community by police.