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The 4 Big Lies About Immigrants, and The Truth

Donald Trump has opened the floodgates to lies about immigration. Here are the myths, and the facts.

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Out of Control Rents? Thank Airbnb.

The company facilitates landlord conversion of entire rental buildings to de facto hotels.

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The Morality of a $15 Minimum

Over the years, America has decided that certain kinds of jobs – jobs that were done by children, or were unsafe, or required people to work too many hours, or below poverty wages – offend our sense of decency.

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It Took Me Years to Believe That Black Lives Matter – Now Here’s What I Need From You

Internalized racism prevented me from seeing how the system works.

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Sea Into the Future: New Interactive Map Shows Sea-Level Rise by Zip Code

A new interactive map brings the reality of sea-level rise home.

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Out of Control Inequality: Global One Percent Owns Half of World’s Wealth

New Credit Suisse report shows worldwide inequality growing even faster than experts had predicted.

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Who’s Suing to Stop the Clean Power Plan, and What’s Their Beef?

A handy guide to the groups trying to overturn the Clean Power Plan, along with a reminder of their arguments and a summary of how the cases will proceed.

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Who Won the Debate? We Did.

According to every poll, Bernie Sanders won the Democratic Party’s first debate. But the real winners weren’t standing onstage.

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How Should Cities Promote Sustainable Consumption?

West Coast Climate & Materials Management Forum.

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With New Privacy Bill, California Delivers Landmark Win for Digital Privacy

California now has the most comprehensive tech privacy bill in the nation and should be a model for other states, say advocates.