A Montana judge rules in favor of 16 young plaintiffs in the US’s first constitutional climate trial.
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Reversing the Damage of Cannabis Criminalization
September 9, 2023People of color were the most harmed by the war on cannabis, but we can heal the damage of prohibition and ensure a fairer future.
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Behind the curtain of Wells Fargo’s corporate PAC
Added by greeley July 16, 2022Donations made by corporate PACs must be disclosed publicly. But corporations are generally tight-lipped about why they donate to certain politicians. Documents obtained by Popular Information, however, reveal the internal…
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Supplemental Security Income, a lifeline for the elderly and disabled, hasn’t been updated since the 1970s. Now is the time to close the gap.
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And how tax havens—including in the U.S.—are used to hide money from tax authorities.
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Cryptocurrency Has a Huge Negative Impact on Climate Change
November 23, 2021Critics warn that cryptocurrency networks, whose computers use enormous amounts of electricity to verify transactions, could be a factor in warming the planet. The industry is working to change that.
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How Russia Helped Swing the Election for Trump
September 27, 2018Jane Mayer on a meticulous analysis of online activity during the 2016 campaign that makes a powerful case that targeted cyberattacks by hackers and trolls were decisive.
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Too Hot for Work?
September 27, 2018Climate change is already worsening working conditions across the country.
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The Saudi shopping spree includes talks with U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry, who is in London hoping to sell the Saudis AP1000 commercial nuclear reactors made by the bankrupt US…
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FCC repeals net neutrality rules, in a sweeping act of deregulation – Chicago Tribune
December 14, 2017Federal regulators voted Thursday to allow Internet providers to speed up service for some apps and websites – and block or slow down others – in a decision repealing landmark,…