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We’re Killing Thousands of People to Enrich a Few Corporations

I’ve lived in Yemen. The lives of its people are worth more than any military contract.

Are politicians afraid of poor and working people like me actually having a say in how we run things?

Our government would look a lot different if the 4.5 million Americans in non-voting territories like D.C. and Puerto Rico had a voice.

A new federal order wouldn’t just deny civil rights protections to trans people. It would deny we exist altogether.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans want cannabis to be legal — but marijuana arrests are going up, not down.

Trump responds to a stark UN panel warning on climate change.

Reporters know the president is telling racist lies to rile up his base. Why won’t they just say that?

Is your state working to increase accessibility to the ballot box, or to disenfranchise its citizens?

The White House says its move to erase the civil rights of 1.4 million transgender Americans is “grounded in science.” No it bloody well isn’t.

Caring for loved ones with dementia is hard enough. Families shouldn’t have to bear a financial crisis on top of that.