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Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption
While states are trying to hold Big Oil accountable for climate disasters, some fossil fuel-funded lawmakers in Congress are trying to shield them.
Lawmakers Need to Protect Our Nest Eggs from Scams Like SpaceX
Fast-tracking SpaceX and other newly public companies into index funds puts retirement savers at risk — all to benefit corporate insiders.
Trump Wants an Attorney General Loyal to Him — Not the Law
From the January 6 slush fund to the Epstein files, Todd Blanche’s record suggests he’d serve Trump, not the public.
ICE Killings Are Acts of Terrorism
ICE’s indiscriminate violence conveys that nonwhite immigrants, lawful or otherwise, have no place in Trump’s America.
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Lawmakers Need to Protect Our Nest Eggs from Scams Like SpaceX
Fast-tracking SpaceX and other newly public companies into index funds puts retirement savers at risk — all to benefit corporate insiders.
Trump Wants an Attorney General Loyal to Him — Not the Law
From the January 6 slush fund to the Epstein files, Todd Blanche’s record suggests he’d serve Trump, not the public.
Naked Fossil Fuel Corruption
While states are trying to hold Big Oil accountable for climate disasters, some fossil fuel-funded lawmakers in Congress are trying to shield them.
ICE Killings Are Acts of Terrorism
ICE’s indiscriminate violence conveys that nonwhite immigrants, lawful or otherwise, have no place in Trump’s America.
Federal Tax Cuts for the Wealthy Are Bankrupting States. Some Are Fighting Back.
From Washington to Kentucky, states are united: The wealthy must pay their fair share.
Robin Hood in Reverse: How the Pentagon Makes Us Poorer
While costs rise for everything, SNAP recipients who lost benefits — and the farmers who fed them — are being asked to shell out $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon.
SNAP Cuts Take More Than Food Away
For my family, SNAP meant one less impossible choice at the end of the month. Millions are now losing that lifeline.
This Deadly Heat Wave Has a Culprit
As people die in this heat, it’s time to kick the fossil fuel industry out of our politics.
Think Medicaid Cuts Won’t Affect You? My Story Says Otherwise.
Paltry reimbursement rates have created a crisis in pediatric care that could have cost me my life. I worry other kids won’t be as lucky.
At 250, American Democracy is Under Siege
As the Trump regime attacks the foundations of our democracy, Americans are fighting back.
