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A "Green" Product That’s Dirty To Make, and a Fight Between Danish Manufacturers and West Virginians

Who bears the pollution costs of manufacturing “eco-friendly" products?

Austyn Gaffney

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Exxon Spends Millions on Facebook To Keep the Fossil Fuel Industry Alive

Aided by a right-wing political consulting firm, the company is rallying supporters to fight for oil and gas interests at every level of government.

Christine MacDonald

Below the Surface of ICE: The Corporations Profiting From Immigrant Detention

Activists are targeting the companies that make ICE run.

David Dayen

Exclusive Photos Contradict Coal CEO’s Claim He Had Nothing To Do with Rick Perry’s Coal Bailout

At a previously undisclosed March 29 meeting, Robert Murray gave Perry a hug and a wishlist. Six months later, Perry unveiled a controversial plan that echoed one of Murray's proposals.

Kate Aronoff

The Secret History of Superdelegates

In July, 712 Democratic officials will decide the nomination—just as the party planned it.

Branko Marcetic

The Real War on Families: Why the U.S. Needs Paid Leave Now

Investigation reveals the devastating effects of the lack of paid family leave: Our data show nearly 1 in 4 employed mothers return to work within two weeks of childbirth.

Sharon Lerner

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Inside Lockheed Martin’s Sweeping Recruitment on College Campuses

The engineering degree to defense industry pipeline.

Raising a $1-a-Day Wage Seems Like a No-Brainer. Not to Congress.

Private prisons for immigrants rake in millions a year by paying pennies an hour.

In Small-Town Georgia, A Broken Taillight Can Lead to Spiraling Debt

Reforms to curb predatory private probation haven’t worked.

Mining Companies Strike Gold by Destroying Public Lands

Indigenous tribes sound the alarm about a mining boom

Stephanie Woodard

“Queremos Vivir”: The Workers Who Wouldn’t Die for the Pentagon

Maquiladora workers in the border city of Mexicali strike against working conditions.

Maurizio Guerrero

The Big Business Behind Travel Nursing

During the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for nurses—already understaffed—surged to even higher levels, and travel nurses deployed to fill the gaps.

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