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Water Is Life. Can We Protect It?
Americans will have to fight hard to protect their water from corporate greed. They can learn a lot from El Salvador.

Oh the Obscenity!
Republicans who passed a $1.9 trillion tax cut for rich people are scoffing at a $1.9 trillion bailout for everyone else.

Biden’s Relief Package Is a Huge Victory for Workers
It’s one of the largest antipoverty programs ever passed — and will save worker pensions throughout the country.

The Fraught Politics of Wolf Hunting
In Wisconsin, a wolf hunt gone wrong offers a lesson about the failures of our national politics, too.

Our Elections Are Being Rigged
Republican lawmakers are stealing our electoral process in broad daylight.

Texas: A Study in Private Gain at Public Expense
My family spent the Texas freeze cold and dirty and parched while utilities bilked us and politicians fled to resorts.

Is Pot Really More Potent These Days? Does It Matter?
Cannabis, like alcohol, is available in a variety of potencies. Unlike alcohol, a potent dose of cannabis won’t kill you.

Voting Rights: Between a Rock and a Hard Place
New voter suppression laws, and an anti-voting rights court, could put the squeeze on voters.

DeJoy Ride
Time to return Trump’s postmaster general to sender.

Where Does the Buck Stop in Texas?
Texas Republicans took money from the utilities they failed to regulate. Now they’re pointing the finger elsewhere for power failures.