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Democratic Consultants Want To Keep Electric Bills High
As voters in Maine decide whether to buy the state’s electric utilities, Democratic consultants rake in corporate cash while residents face shut-offs.
Pharma Giant Threatens To Delay Drugs Over New Price Controls
A pharmaceutical company could slow-walk research on medicines Americans need in response to Biden’s recently enacted federal price regulations.
The Climate Culprits Hiding Their Role In California’s Extreme Weather
As California is pummeled by unprecedented storms and wildfires, corporations are fighting a landmark bill exposing their true contributions to climate change.
What’s Behind Chicago’s Great Upsurge?
Chicago’s new Mayor Brandon Johnson rode into office on a decade of teacher organizing, proving a strong labor movement can deliver political results.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Millionaire Tax Feeds Hungry Kids
Also, oil spill money funds coastal restoration, union-busting gets Starbucks kicked off campus, and more.
Trump Judge’s Anti-Abortion Ruling Followed Payments From Group Leading Case
The conservative group arguing the abortion pill case has made frequent payments to the spouse of James Ho, who just helped threaten access to the medicine.
Biden DOJ: “No Constitutional Right To A Stable Climate”
Amid multiple ecological crises, the Justice Department is attempting to kill kids’ landmark climate case.
“Friends of the Court” Ask SCOTUS To Raise Rents
Billionaire real estate interests and conservative megadonors with ties to Supreme Court justices want the high court to end rent stabilization.
Bidenomics Isn’t Working For Working People
Biden promised to build back better, but even as the economy recovers, workers are being left behind.