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This week in history: Habitat for Humanity turns 40

March 13, 2017 By Eric A. Gordon

By its fifth anniversary, Habitat had fourteen U.S. and seven international affiliates and had built 342 houses.

Dreamer Daniela Vargas released from ICE detention center

March 13, 2017 By Teresa Albano

"It is important to underscore that this detention should have never transpired in the first place."

California fights back for health care

March 10, 2017 By Marilyn Bechtel

California’s political leaders and health care analysts warn that the GOP measure’s severe cuts and soaring costs could cause millions of people to lose their health coverage.

Rich get richer, poor get sicker under GOP plan

March 7, 2017 By Larry Rubin

GOP replacement for Obamacare ‘”redistributes resources from the poor to the rich.”

Missouri activists fight effort to block St. Louis’ minimum wage increase

March 7, 2017 By Al Neal

About 50 Show Me $15 (the Missouri chapter of Fight for $15) activists and supporters gathered to testify Monday against Republican-backed bills that would block cities from increasing the minimum wage.