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The Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act, introduced by Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker, would protect the federal prison system’s most vulnerable and fastest-growing group.

By Lance Williams and Matt Smith / Reveal Though Washington lobbyist David Bernhardt claimed before the Senate that he isn’t working for his biggest client anymore, a collection of hundreds of emails and documents tell a different story.

The crowd at a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in Phoenix, Ariz. on October 20, 2016. (Gage Skidmore / CC 2.0) A new Bloomberg National Poll shows that Hillary Clinton is viewed favorably by just 39 percent of Americans, perhaps reflecting a growing nationwide discontent with establishment Democrats. Bloomberg adds that her support has also dropped among those who voted for her in the 2016 presidential election, and includes statements from numerous Clinton voters who express their dissatisfaction with the former secretary of state. Читать дальше...

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Truthdig’s editor in chief speaks with the lawyer and immigrant-rights activist who self-deported to illuminate the plight of immigrants like herself.

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams The California Democrat’s amendment to the 2018 Defense Appropriations Bill would have repealed the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force had Ryan not intervened.

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By Marshall Allen / ProPublica Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.

The U.K.’s Labour Party leader assures the author and activist, “When people’s minds are opened up, there’s no end to the possibilities.”

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Even a small nuclear war could end global warming. But it would certainly precipitate catastrophic climate change.

Tehran, capital of Iran, in April. (Flickr / CC 2.0) The Trump administration on Tuesday released a slate of new economic sanctions against Iran over their ballistic missile program. These latest sanctions were publicized just a day after the administration announced that it would “grudgingly” recertify Tehran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, which had relaxed previously enforced sanctions in exchange for a verifiable decrease in nuclear activities. “The United States remains deeply... Читать дальше...

By Andrew Taylor / Associated Press With the president’s bid to overhaul the health care system on hold, Republicans have their orders to press forward on revamping the nation’s tax code.