Farmworkers struggle against deportation and even lower wages.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Why Is a Former Obama Official Attacking the Left on Climate?
She worked on climate change for Obama. Now she’s greenwashing climate change on behalf of Big Oil.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
‘So Much Evil Had To Happen for this Bill To Pass’
Oregon just made corporate medicine illegal, again. Here’s how it happened.
Posted inWorking in America
The Escalating, Bloody Exploitation of Meat Workers Under Trump
Conditions in meatpacking plants are set to return to scenes from ‘The Jungle.’
Posted inTransportation
Industry Lobbyists Pitch Driverless ‘Ghost Trains’ Across America
Buoyed by Trump’s deregulatory agenda, rail companies press for cost-cutting measures that could undermine railroad safety.
Posted inPolitics
Empowering Big Tech Whistleblowers Gets a Senate Boost
The House passed a measure to eliminate all state regulation of artificial intelligence for a decade. The last line of defense may be legislation from Sen. Chuck Grassley.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Golden Age of Scams
How Trump’s second term will unleash dishonesty and abuse across the economy
Posted inEducation in America
Borrowers Besieged
Student debtors are under attack on all sides. Government contractors make their life miserable, and financial predators are poised to capitalize.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Blockchain Association Just Bought the CFTC
The revolving door isn’t just corrupting the CFTC—it may end the pretense of a Commission altogether.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rocketing Toward Monopoly
Elon Musk’s control of space is even more entrenched than it seems. What dangers could that lead to?