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Trump’s EPA wants to build more coal plants as consumption falls to 39-year low
December 5, 2018Yet another signal from the Trump administration that it is ignoring dire climate warnings and embracing the polluting fossil fuel industry instead.
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Colombia’s peace agreement is in shreds
December 5, 2018After four years of negotiations the Colombian government on Nov. 24, 2016 signed a peace agreement with guerrillas of FARC.
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Arkansas’ capital city elects black mayor for first time
December 5, 2018A banking executive and former highway commissioner became the first African-American elected to lead Arkansas’ capital six decades after it was the center of a school desegregation crisis.
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EPI issues “how to” plan for reversing inequality
December 5, 2018In a comprehensive new policy agenda, EPI details solutions to address rising inequality and ensure that everybody in America gets a fair cut of the benefits of economic growth.
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HIV/AIDS epidemic testifies to the problematic presidency of George H.W. Bush
December 5, 2018We continue to pay today for what the former president did not do as the AIDS epidemic first began sweeping across the nation.
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