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An elderly woman in a wheelchair is rescued from the flood waters of tropical storm Harvey in east Houston, Texas, U.S., August 28, 2017.

Support People With Disabilities Facing Harvey Support People With Disabilities Facing Harvey

You can also take action to defend DACA and join a march to confront white supremacy.

Aug 29, 2017 / NationAction

Ende Gelände in the Rhineland

Germany’s Dirty Secret: Climate Activists Take Aim at Europe’s Largest Coal Industry Germany’s Dirty Secret: Climate Activists Take Aim at Europe’s Largest Coal Industry

Amid a growing anti-coal movement, thousands of masked protesters in hooded white jumpsuits block Germany’s coal infrastructure.

Aug 29, 2017 / Paul Hockenos

Early embryos two days after co-injection with a gene-correcting enzyme.

We’re Failing Our Test Run for the Age of CRISPR We’re Failing Our Test Run for the Age of CRISPR

We’re on the cusp of being able to genetically shape our offspring, but without accurately informing would-be parents, genetic diversity will become a code for poverty.

Aug 29, 2017 / David M. Perry

Voters Not Politicians

Michigan Suffers From Some of the Most Extreme Gerrymandering in the Country Michigan Suffers From Some of the Most Extreme Gerrymandering in the Country

Can a group of grassroots activists change that?

Aug 29, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

Mitch McConnell

Against Trump, Republicans Are All Talk and No Action Against Trump, Republicans Are All Talk and No Action

As long as Republicans fail to show the moral or political courage to hold Trump accountable, the whole party is complicit.

Aug 29, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Baltimore row houses

The Solution to Our Housing Crisis Is to Let Communities Own Property The Solution to Our Housing Crisis Is to Let Communities Own Property

Community Land Trusts keep the focus of development on the actual needs of a neighborhood.

Aug 29, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Colin Kaepernick

Inside New York City’s #IStandWithKap Rally Inside New York City’s #IStandWithKap Rally

Scenes from the several-thousand-strong rally outside NFL Headquarters in New York.

Aug 29, 2017 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

The Ol’ Trump Two-Step The Ol’ Trump Two-Step

Repeat as needed.

Aug 29, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow

Right to Counsel

These Cities Are About to Make It Harder for Landlords to Evict People These Cities Are About to Make It Harder for Landlords to Evict People

Their plan? Provide access to lawyers for as many low-income renters as possible.

Aug 28, 2017 / Jimmy Tobias

Chao and Trump

How Donald Trump and Elaine Chao Sold Off Flood-Control Policy to the Highest Bidders How Donald Trump and Elaine Chao Sold Off Flood-Control Policy to the Highest Bidders

In mid-August, the administration moved to gut a necessary initiative to guarantee the flood resilience of infrastructure.

Aug 28, 2017 / John Nichols

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