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Orlando: A hate crime against the gay community

June 13, 2016 By John Wojcik

This worst-ever mass shooting in American history was first and foremost a homophobic crime of hate against the nation's LGBTQIA community.

Report: Fatal crash wouldn’t have happened with proper backup

May 20, 2016 By Mark Gruenberg

Unions and workers have been campaigning for years to keep 2-person crews on all freight and passenger trains, citing safety reasons.

This week in history: Chernobyl nuclear reactor explodes in USSR

April 26, 2016 By Eric A. Gordon

Thirty years ago, on April 26, 1986, at 1:23 a.m., an explosion occurred at the Chernobyl atomic power station at Pripyat.

The Vietnam War and Agent Orange are millennials’ problem too

April 20, 2016 By Chauncey K. Robinson

Money alone won't reverse the human and ecological casualties Agent Orange has dealt, but financial reparations would be a step in dealing with a dark part of history.

Beyond Flint: Water safety is a life or death issue

April 5, 2016 By Blake Skylar

All over the country, communities are forced to live with tainted water, and it's important to note that in many such cases, in the face of dire health concerns, states exhibit a shocking level of negligence.