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The national debt today stands at $15.7 trillion. Two decisions made since 2000 — tax cuts and America’s wars since September 11, 2001 — together account for roughly two-thirds of that amount.

Missouri voters sent a strong pro-worker message Tuesday by overturning an anti-union law.

President Trump’s long-time love affair with asbestos is making its way into federal policy

The gap between the hype and the reality of the proposed new branch of the military makes the project almost entirely an exercise in misleading branding.

“We held many meetings with potential Arab and Jewish activists and supporters,” he said, adding, ”By reaching out we have witnessed that many people are undergoing a process of change in their approach to the solution.

The United States is the most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth, and according to USA Today, up to 60 percent of the hypertension-related deaths and up to 90 percent of hemorrhage-related deaths are preventable with proper care.

On Tuesday, Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos, the judge overseeing this case, weighed in on Texas' defiance of the court order. And, if the order she issued on Tuesday is any indication, she's pissed.

The Clean Energy Future will provide many new jobs for each that is lost. There will, however, be fewer jobs in coal, oil, and gas extraction and burning and in nuclear energy. For example, there will be about 100,000 fewer jobs each year in mining and extraction compared to the business-as-usual scenario. The report calls for a "just transition" for the workers who hold those jobs, including "assistance in training and placement in new jobs, or retirement with dignity."

I want simply to draw attention to how insistence on reducing discussion of killings of civilians by police to a matter of racism clouds understanding of and possibilities for effective response to the deep sources of the phenomenon.

Matthew Segal, the legal director of the ACLU of Massachusetts, called the decision "a powerful ruling" that demonstrates what role courts can play in addressing community concerns about policing.