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Rep. Honda, Survivor of Japanese Internment Camp, Decries Trump Proposal for Muslim Registry

On Wednesday, heads of the nation’s top technology companies met with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower. Among those attending were Apple CEO Tim Cook, Facebook COO Sheryl

December 15, 2016
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In One of the Nation’s Unhealthiest Places, This Hospital Prescribes Fresh Food From Its Own Farm

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In an industry usually focused on medicine and procedures, a Philadelphia-area hospital decided what its patients needed was a farm and advice about food.

December 15, 2016
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North Dakota’s Public Bank Was Built for the People—Now It’s Financing Police at Standing Rock

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The nation’s only state bank was created to empower small farmers and local economies, but now it’s being used to silence indigenous people with militarized force. How did this happen?

December 14, 2016
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Digital Denied: Systemic Discrimination Keeps Communities Offline

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Internet access is a necessity for engaging in our communities, searching for employment and seeking out educational opportunities — but too many people are still stuck on the wrong side…

December 14, 2016
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"You Are Hurting Future Generations": Mark Ruffalo's Message to People Profiting from Fossil Fuels

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More than $5 trillion worth of investments are now pledged to be divested from fossil fuels. The analysis, issued Monday, details how nearly 700 institutions and nearly 60,000 individuals

December 14, 2016
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Obama Safeguarding Classified Report on CIA’s Use of Torture

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The Senate Intelligence Committee's report on the CIA's detention and interrogation program, a landmark document that details the effectiveness agency's use of torture, will be preserved by the outgoing Obama…