Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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18 States, Consumer Groups Sue DeVos Over Delay of Student Loan Protections
The lawsuits accuse the Education Secretary of illegally delaying the regulations aimed at predatory colleges, which would protect federal student loan borrowers defrauded by those schools.
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Kids in Pro-Trump Rural Areas Have A Lot to Lose If GOP Rolls Back Medicaid
In 780 mostly rural counties across the country — the vast majority of which went for Trump — more than half the children rely for coverage on Medicaid and the related Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, which will be cut.
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Climate Necessity and the Future of Environmental Dissent
"Social progress requires working outside of established channels. Climate necessity activists have pushed their cause away from wonky, inside-baseball environmentalism and toward grassroots, social justice insurgency.”
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At Least 44 States Refuse to Hand Over All Data to Trump’s “Fraud” Commission
The letter Kris Kobach sent to states last week requested names, addresses, dates of birth, political affiliation, last four digits of social security numbers, and a list of elections they voted in since 2006, among other data.
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I’m a Climate Scientist. And I’m Not Letting Trickle-Down Ignorance Win.
Trump has referred to a dark cloud hanging over his administration. The primary cloud I see is the self-created cloud of willful ignorance on the science of climate change. That cloud is a clear and present threat to our lives, livelihoods and health.
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Europe's Quietly Growing Poor Population Is Getting Louder
As of June, the European Commission stated that more than 240 million people now live on the poverty line – around one-third of the E.U. population – with a full 9 percent of citizens suffering from deprivation.
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Protesters Plan to "Kettle" Leaders At G20 Summit in Hamburg
Authorities in Germany’s second-largest city are preparing for the arrival of an unprecedented line-up of controversial world leaders, as well as protest groups eager to voice dissent on 7 and 8 July.
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What Happened to America’s Wealth? The Rich Hid It
New research shows the super-rich are hiding their money at alarming rates, as households with wealth over $40 million evade 25 to 30 percent of personal income and wealth taxes.
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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.
