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Want Safer Cannabis? Take It Off the Streets and Put It Behind the Counter
By legalizing and regulating the licensed sale of cannabis products, lawmakers are providing consumers with safer experiences.
Biden Gave Millions of Overtime Workers a Raise. Will Trump Kill It?
Raises for four million workers ride on just one federal rule.
Should America’s Farm Bill Serve Need or Greed?
This year’s stripped down farm bill looks to heap subsidies on Big Ag while cutting food aid for working Americans.
NOAA Cuts Put Coastal Communities at Risk
I helped restore wetlands that kept the Gulf coast safe while my colleagues tracked hurricanes. Now we’re out of a job — just in time for hurricane season.
Medical Bills Don’t Belong on Your Credit Report
Including medical debt on credit reports doesn’t help lenders assess risk — it simply punishes people for being sick, hospitalized, or denied insurance coverage.
America First? No, Corporations First.
Big corporations donated heavily to Trump’s inaugural fund. Just a few months later, federal cases against them are being dropped.
The Real-World Costs of Eliminating Head Start
Families can’t afford to lose child care. Providers can’t afford to lose jobs. And the economy can’t afford to have less stability for children.
Trump 2.0 at 100 Days: An Onslaught Against Workers
Trump has gutted labor rights, slashed the federal workforce, and opposed a minimum wage hike. But resistance is brewing.
The Only Winners in This Trade War Will Be Trump and His Fellow Billionaires
Trump’s erratic tariffs aren’t a recipe for an industrial comeback. They’re a recipe for corruption.
The White House Spent Earth Day Lying About Climate Science
Reversing this administration’s assault on our shared Earth, and the people who live on it, starts with seeing through the fog of deception.
