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Lethal contamination at Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California threatens human health 35 years after the base closed.

When schools introduce these technologies, they open the to door to labeling students’ normal thoughts, words, and movements as dangerous — and potentially involving law enforcement.

At a time when women’s crucial and unresolved unpaid labor in the home is largely overshadowed by #MeToo, loss of abortion rights, and an upsurge of violence against women, it is good to be reminded of this core oppression.

Taylor Moore was fired from Kickstarter for trying to unionize. We spoke to him about the crowdfunding company’s union-busting campaign, the promise of tech worker activism, and the importance of democracy in digital platforms.

United Academics of the University of New Mexico won the right to establish a union, overcoming the entrenched opposition of the administration.

The organizers of Time’s Up have called upon NBC to state that people are allowed to talk about their experiences freely, regardless of any past NDAs.

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.

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

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.

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