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    • China’s Economy Is Still Powerful, But Deeply Vulnerable

      March 31, 2020
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    • Erdogan’s Failed Gamble in Syria

      March 31, 2020
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    • Lessons from Africa: Military Intervention Fails to Counter Terrorism

      March 31, 2020
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    • NEW: COVID-19 Frontline Guide for Local Decision-Makers

      March 30, 2020
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    • World Just Took Major Step To Curb Plastic Pollution, But U.S. Refused ...

      February 22, 2020
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    • 76 US Generals and Diplomats Write in Favor of Peace With Iran

      August 6, 2019
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    • The Terrifying Implications of India’s Elections for People and the Planet

      August 2, 2019
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    • Protesting Assault on Yemen, Italian Dock Workers Refuse to Load Saudi Weapons ...

      May 21, 2019
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    • The Trump Administration’s 10 Most Dangerous Actions Concerning Iran

      May 21, 2019
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  • U.S.
    • Trump Uses Briefing to Play Campaign-Style Clip Attacking Media

      April 15, 2020
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    • 17 Years and 16 Days Later: The Consequences of Invading Iraq

      April 6, 2020
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    • The Paradox of America’s Endless Wars

      March 31, 2020
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    • Living Through Corona Virus

      March 30, 2020
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    • Noam Chomsky: Sanders Threatens the Establishment by Inspiring Popular Movements

      March 6, 2020
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    • Biden’s resurrection was unprecedented – and well-timed

      March 5, 2020
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    • Warren Ends 'Brilliant' Presidential Campaign—What Does She Do Next?

      March 5, 2020
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    • The IRS Decided to Get Tough Against Microsoft. Microsoft Got Tougher.

      January 22, 2020
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    • 'Potentially Explosive' New Whistleblower Alleging Trump Effort to Corrupt IRS

      September 26, 2019
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  • Local
    • California is pumping water that fell to Earth 20,000 years ago

      March 31, 2020
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    • The Center for Investigative Reporting: Local Labs

      March 31, 2020
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    • Listen: Farm Wars

      March 31, 2020
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    • California created a massive medical reserve – with acute care beds, ventilators ...

      March 30, 2020
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    • California regulators aren’t taking action against care homes that ignore wage theft ...

      August 9, 2019
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    • San Diego County Is Disregarding Fire Risk to an Astonishing Degree

      August 6, 2019
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    • California’s School Accountability Laws Have Quietly Become Defunct

      June 24, 2019
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    • San Francisco Poised to Make History With Law Banning Use of Facial ...

      June 22, 2019
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    • A Year Into California's 'Sanctuary' Law, Not All Police Departments' Policies Reflect ...

      May 9, 2019
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  • Culture
    • “I’m Nine Months Pregnant, and I’m Bringing My Baby into a World ...

      March 30, 2020
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    • Restoring the Korean Economic Miracle

      November 6, 2019
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    • Is ‘Avengers’ America’s Iliad?

      August 5, 2019
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    • Activists want a San Francisco high school mural removed, saying its impact ...

      June 23, 2019
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    • AI Is About to Completely Change the Face of Entertainment

      May 17, 2019
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    • Black Muslim female fashion trailblazers who came before model Halima Aden

      May 10, 2019
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    • Notre Dame: how a rebuilt cathedral could be just as wonderful

      May 9, 2019
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    • The Kentucky Derby has a secret Latino history

      May 6, 2019
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    • How air guitar became a serious sport

      May 1, 2019
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  • Business
    • Comics vs. coronavirus: Comics industry shut down for the first time in ...

      March 31, 2020
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    • Socialism at Its Finest after Fed’s Bazooka Fails

      March 30, 2020
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    • Towards a More Perfect Union

      August 5, 2019
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    • Watch Ocasio-Cortez Ask Pharma CEO Why HIV Drug Costs $8 Overseas But ...

      August 1, 2019
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    • Why We Must Legalize Marijuana

      June 23, 2019
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    • Walmart Workers Invite Bernie Sanders to Press Their Case at Shareholder Meeting

      May 21, 2019
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    • AI Is About to Completely Change the Face of Entertainment

      May 17, 2019
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    • 'Good,' Says Warren, After Trump Bank Regulator Calls Her Tough Questioning on ...

      May 16, 2019
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    • Major Victory for Climate Campaigners as NY Gov. Cuomo Rejects 'Dangerous' Williams ...

      May 16, 2019
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  • Environment
    • World Just Took Major Step To Curb Plastic Pollution, But U.S. Refused ...

      February 22, 2020
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    • Greta Thunberg’s Autism: Naomi Klein Says It Made the Teen a Global ...

      September 16, 2019
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    • People More Optimistic About Improving Society

      August 7, 2019
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    • We're Not the Class of 2019. We're the Class of 0000.

      May 10, 2019
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    • An Open Letter to the Environmental Community

      May 9, 2019
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    • Shocking UN Report Warns up to Million Species are at Risk of ...

      May 9, 2019
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    • The Case for U.S. Clean Energy Cooperation in Asia

      May 7, 2019
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    • Over a Million Forced to Evacuate as 'Potentially Catastrophic' Cyclone Fani Makes ...

      May 3, 2019
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    • Demanding Urgent Action on Climate, Youth Lock Their Necks to UK Parliament's ...

      May 3, 2019
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  • Politics
    • Thank You, Bernie Sanders. Screw You, New York Times.

      April 14, 2020
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    • Sen. Burr Faces DOJ Investigation for Selling a Fortune in Stocks Right ...

      March 30, 2020
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    • Experts meet to discuss the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons

      March 5, 2020
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    • Virginia Democrats Take Full Control of State Government for First Time in ...

      November 6, 2019
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    • Poverty in America a Literal 'Death Sentence,' Says Sanders

      September 26, 2019
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    • 76 US Generals and Diplomats Write in Favor of Peace With Iran

      August 6, 2019
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    • The Terrifying Implications of India’s Elections for People and the Planet

      August 2, 2019
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    • 2020 Democrats Urged to Support Slashing Annual Pentagon Budget By $200 Billion

      July 31, 2019
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    • Ocasio-Cortez and Warren Have Some Tough Questions for Mnuchin About the Collapse ...

      June 23, 2019
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  • Investigations
    • Taxpayers Paid Millions to Design a Low-Cost Ventilator for a Pandemic. Instead, ...

      March 31, 2020
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    • The Trump Administration Is Leaving the Nation’s Emergency Backup Hospital System on ...

      March 31, 2020
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    • Is Facebook Targeting You?

      September 26, 2019
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    • Watch Richard Sackler Deny His Family’s Role in the Opioid Crisis

      September 2, 2019
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    • Soon You May Not Even Have to Click on a Website Contract ...

      May 21, 2019
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    • Intuit CEO in Internal Video: Hiding Free TurboTax Was In “Best Interest ...

      May 18, 2019
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    • KentuckyWired: Our Rural Broadband Investigation, Explained

      May 16, 2019
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    • Kentucky’s $1.5 Billion Information Highway to Nowhere

      May 8, 2019
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    • New Jersey Task Force Examines Tax Breaks for George Norcross Projects

      May 3, 2019
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  • Opinion
    • What World Shall We Create?

      April 10, 2020
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    • The President as Political Hit Man

      March 31, 2020
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    • Trump's Real Base Is the Ruling Class

      March 5, 2020
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    • Robert Reich: There's No Question the Founding Fathers Would Impeach Trump

      November 6, 2019
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    • America Needs a Long-Term Care Program for Seniors

      August 3, 2019
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    • Peace With Iran Is a Good Thing

      August 3, 2019
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    • The Right to Stay Home

      August 1, 2019
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    • The Contented Classes – When Will They Rebel?

      July 30, 2019
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    • Trump: Importing Dangerous Medicines and Food and Keeping Consumers in Dark

      May 16, 2019
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    • How To Dismantle a Nuclear Bomb

      April 14, 2020
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    • New Series: The Witnesses A Coverup of Abuse

      March 31, 2020
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    • The Global Compact on Refugees

      March 8, 2020
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    • Bernie Sanders Discusses Fight for Health Care Justice With Ady Barkan

      September 4, 2019
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    • 六 六 (Liu Liu)

      September 4, 2019
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    • A Plane Lost Its Roof at 24,000 Feet But Managed to Land

      July 23, 2019
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    • What Happens When You Only Pursue Pleasure

      May 15, 2019
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    • How To Work Less & Be More Productive

      May 8, 2019
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    • Robert Reich: 12 Myths About Taxing the Rich

      May 5, 2019
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  • Local
    March 31, 2020
    by Reader Magazine

    California is pumping water that fell to Earth 20,000 years ago

    By Tom Knudson By now, the impacts of California’s unchecked groundwater pumping are well-known: the dropping water levels, dried-up wells and slowly sinking farmland in ...
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  • Local
    March 31, 2020
    by Reader Magazine

    The Center for Investigative Reporting: Local Labs

    Reveal’s Local Labs initiative aims to create lasting investigative reporting collaborations across the country. From Reveal's website, describing this innovative, important initiative and its initial ...
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  • Local
    March 31, 2020
    by Reader Magazine

    Listen: Farm Wars

    Dicamba herbicide is causing a civil war in farm country. Honeybee rustling in California’s almond groves. And sulfur’s link to asthma in children. by Fernanda ...
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  • Local
    March 30, 2020
    by Reader Magazine

    California created a massive medical reserve – with acute care beds, ventilators and N95 masks ...

    As families and small businesses wait for a share of the $2 trillion stimulus, banks, real estate investors and lenders have already been bailed out. ...
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  • Local
    August 9, 2019
    by Reader Magazine

    California regulators aren’t taking action against care homes that ignore wage theft judgments

    by Jennifer Gollan Across California, at least 20 companies providing care for the elderly, disabled and mentally ill continue to operate illegally after being cited for failing to ...
    Read More
  • Local
    August 6, 2019
    by Reader Magazine

    San Diego County Is Disregarding Fire Risk to an Astonishing Degree

    California can’t solve its housing shortages with homes that are essentially built to burn. by Tiffany Yap As San Diego County prepares for another wildfire ...
    Read More
  • Local
    June 24, 2019
    by Reader Magazine

    California’s School Accountability Laws Have Quietly Become Defunct

    Laws allowing parents to leave low-performing schools or in some cases exert more control over them remain on the books, but changes to the state’s ...
    Read More
  • Featured, Local
    June 22, 2019
    by Reader Magazine

    San Francisco Poised to Make History With Law Banning Use of Facial Recognition Technology

    "The harms of unchecked surveillance are very real and they often impact immigrant and communities of color disproportionately." by Julia Conley Civil liberties advocates on ...
    Read More
  • Local
    May 9, 2019
    by Reader Magazine

    A Year Into California's 'Sanctuary' Law, Not All Police Departments' Policies Reflect Its Changes

    A year after the state passed the California Values Act to create a firewall between local law enforcement and immigration enforcement, some local agencies still ...
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  • Local
    May 2, 2019
    by Reader Magazine

    The City Sends About 15% of Recycling it Collects to the Dump

    About 10,000 tons — or 15 to 17 percent — of the recycling collected from homes in San Diego each year is thrown out. That’s ...
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