We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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We Must Act to Protect Integrity of the Certified Organic Label
Failing to uphold USDA organic standards could blow a hole in one of the fastest-growing areas of agriculture. Inaction also harms certified organic farmers who are helping to grow the rural economy in states like mine.
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Trump's Lies
Many Americans have become accustomed to President Trump’s lies. But as regular as they have become, the country should not allow itself to become numb to them.
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Grenfell Tower Is a Shameful Symbol of Growing Inequality – and the Results of Austerity
The tragedy in West London has become a symbol of how a system of austerity, cutting corners and targeting the most vulnerable, ultimately scars society’s poorest.
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EPA Seeks to Scrap Rule Protecting Drinking Water for Third of Americans
The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army propose ending the clean water rule to hold "substantive re-evaluation" of which rivers, streams, wetlands and other bodies of water should be protected by the federal government.
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Florida Just Passed Its Second Anti-Science Law This Month
Florida passed a law undermining accepted scientific theories about climate change, evolution and vaccination.
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Trump Lawyer's Firm Steered Millions In Donations to Family Members
Documents obtained by the Guardian reveal Jay Sekulow approved plans to push poor and jobless people to give to his Christian nonprofit, which then paid big sums to his family.
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Meet the Activists With a Plan to Make Climate Change Matter in Elections
Calling themselves Sunrise Movement, the group — most are under the age of 30 — plan to recruit and train a nonviolent volunteer army to shake up the 2018 midterm elections and make 2020 the first presidential election about climate change.
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The Wisconsin Experiment: Could G.O.P. Win As "Moderates" on Education In 2018
With Democrats predicting big gains as President Trump’s approval ratings flatline, Republicans are courting an audience that they’ve neglected since the Tea Party victories of 2010: moderates.
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Hundreds of U.S. Mayors Endorse Switch to 100% Renewable Energy By 2035
Leaders from more than 250 cities unanimously backed a resolution to reach the clean energy goal at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach on Monday.
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Analyzing the Failures of Syriza
So many put their puts hopes into Syriza; so many were bitterly disappointed.