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Banks Lobbied to Weaken Regulations That Could Have Prevented Their Collapse
Executives from the failed Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were among those who lobbied to weaken the rules.
East Palestine Disaster a Direct Result of Reliance on Fossil Fuels and Plastic
The toxic crash unveiled the plastics industry’s toll on the planet and public health. Will the U.S. ban vinyl chloride?
The US and China Edge Closer to War as Tensions Rise Over Taiwan
Alfred McCoy, a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses the latest developments.
Mississippi State GOP Puts Forth Bills to Take Over Majority-Black Capital
“These bills are an attack on Black leadership," says Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba.
International Women’s Day Has a Radical History Rooted in Socialism
The day has always represented a struggle for “the conditions in which people can thrive,” says Professor Nancy Krieger.
Watchdog Files FEC Complaint That Fox News Broke Election Laws, Lied for Trump
Rupert Murdoch gave Jared Kushner confidential information about Biden’s campaign ads and debate strategy.
CPAC Speakers Made “Genocidal” Comments Against Trans Community, Observers Warn
The GOP has the goal of “pushing trans people out of public life and eradicating transness,” says ACLU's Chase Strangio.
Indigenous Leader Is Barred From Running in Guatemala’s Presidential Election
The Guatemalan Constitutional Court upheld a decision to bar human rights defender Thelma Cabrera from running.
Palestinian Survivor Calls Israeli Settler Attack in Huwara “Ethnic Cleansing”
Israel's finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said Huwara needs to be “wiped out” and that the state should do it.
Conservative Supreme Court Justices Question Biden’s Student Debt Plan
Writer Eleni Schirmer, who organizes with the Debt Collective, discusses the future of student debt.