Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
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Cue Harry and Louise: Medicare for All vs. the Usual Suspects
For all its uncertainties, American life has its reassuring traditions: Fall brings football, spring brings baseball, and proposals for universal health insurance bring healthcare industry scare campaigns.
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‘We Will Keep Fighting’: Inside the Push to Put Democratic Women in Power for the Long Haul
The 2018 midterm elections saw a record number of women elected to Congress. Now, women are organizing to make the ‘moment’ into a movement.
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"End Medical Debt" Points A Way Out Of $1 Trillion National Emergency
Personal medical debt is the leading cause of bankruptcy in the U.S., and a definitive new book shows why this crisis can no longer be ignored.
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Rebel Cities 21: In India, Can People Win 'Rights to the Megacity'?
"Rights to the City" are useful for challenging authorities and elites as they attempt to prescribe solutions for sprawling urban areas of poverty. As New Delhi and Mumbai expand, those rights are more important than ever.
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What States Can Do to Reduce Poverty and Inequality Through Tax Policy
State governments have an opportunity to act to close the loopholes that hide and protect the wealth of the top 1%, remedy the impact of the new federal tax law, and make critical investments in communities.
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‘We Should Be Outraged’: Alabama Congresswoman Tackles Voter Suppression
Terri Sewell’s bill, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, is a first step to defending minority voters from attempts to block the ballot box.
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Andrew Yang: The 2020 Candidate Warning of the Rise of Robots
The entrepreneur says Trump won the 2016 election because the U.S. automated away jobs – so he wants to become president to do something about it.
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Field Notes: Why Pete Buttigieg May Be the Future of Progressivism
The 37-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is a graduate of Harvard, a Rhodes Scholar, a former Naval Intelligence officer and the first openly gay person to seek a major party’s presidential nomination.
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New Hampshire Law Illegally Targets Young Voters Ahead of 2020 Primary
States that put unnecessary and unjustified barriers in the way of young people voting are violating the Constitution and doing a disservice to the democratic process.
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The Other Job Creators: How Refugees Are Creating Business and Growth
While the influx of refugees to Europe and the U.S. is generally portrayed as a crisis, immigrants also bring many benefits as they settle down in new places and start their lives anew.
