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Bureau of Land Management acting director William Perry Pendley served unlawfully for 424 days without being confirmed by the Senate as required under the Constitution, the judge ruled.

U.S. Steel notified employees that they would lay off as many as 737 workers at the Granite City plant in late April.

When indigenous leader Jorge Ríos Pérez and three others were killed by illegal loggers in Peru in 2014, his eldest daughter Diana had to become the leader of the fight for justice for the murders and for the defense of antamiki (the Amazon forest).

Cops are at the crux of this cultural war of neoliberalism vs. fascism. They are sworn to uphold the constitution and laws of freedom while also operating legal torture chambers and killing people of color.

Massive protests have broken out in Colombia following the torture and murder of Javier Ordóñez by the police.The people of Colombia, are determined that Ordóñez and others like him will not be forgotten.

Plants and animals came back much faster than thought, with plants spurring mammals to diversify, the team reports today in Science.

Methane is an especially potent greenhouse gas. A modest feed additive could provide a big leverage effect.

Conyers fought for gun control, anti-poverty programs and universal health care. He held hearings to spotlight police misconduct and also supported legislation urging a study of the possibility of offering reparations to the descendants of slaves.

Not only would universal healthcare reduce taxes for most people, it would also lead to the biggest take-home pay raise in a generation for most workers

Americans are aging, and millions will be unable to afford long-term care. The only way to avert social catastrophe is to implement a Medicare-for-All system with comprehensive long-term care benefits.