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North Carolina to Duke Energy: Don’t raise rates to clean up your mess!
July 19, 2017The nation’s largest electric company wants to force consumers to pay nearly $200 million a year to clean up the toxic byproducts of burning coal to generate power.
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Senate GOP health bill could cost nearly a million jobs
July 13, 2017A study from the Commonwealth Fund says the GOP's replacement for Obamacare could cost 919,000 jobs in less than a decade.
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Pipeline judge’s decision shows limits of capitalist jurisprudence
July 5, 2017Judge Boasberg will not shut down DAPL in the interim. What kind of sense does that make? A lot if you are a judge who favors powerful oil corporations.
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Why we’re fighting Trumpcare
July 5, 2017Trump and Republicans in Washington have expanded their attack on older Americans to include Medicare and Medicaid. We’re fighting against the Republican war on seniors.
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Trump Labor Dept. yanks added beryllium exposure protections
June 30, 2017“The proposal to weaken standards that limit exposure to beryllium for shipyard and construction workers is a step backwards.”
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