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Social Justice

The U.S.’s Exit From the Paris Agreement Could Spell Disaster Not Just for the Environment, but Also for Our Economy

We finally have some clarity on what the U.S.'s role in global climate action will be going forward, but the implications of that new role remain uncertain.

Kate Wheeling

Social Justice

Trump Announces U.S. to Abandon Paris Agreement

Trump's decision ends months of public waffling.

Kate Wheeling

U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrive for a joint press conference in the White House on March 17th, 2017.

News in Brief

Germany Is Ushering in a Post-America World

It's a world long expected by many international political spectators, some more eager than others to leave the age of U.S. hegemony behind.

Massoud Hayoun

Social Justice

How Free Birth Control Changed America

Before a 2012 contraceptive mandate, 30 to 44 percent of women's medical spending used to go toward birth control. After the mandate, those numbers fell to 13 to 22 percent.

Francie Diep

News in Brief

Outsider Baseball

Jim Johnson has led a $4.6 billion budget as under secretary of the Treasury, helmed one of the country's biggest racial justice centers, and practiced law for one of the most esteemed firms in the U.S. Now he's running for governor of New Jersey. So why has nobody heard of him?

Morgan Baskin

A woman holds a bag of pears as she waits in line to receive free food at the Richmond Emergency Food Bank on November 1st, 2013, in Richmond, California.

Economics

Trump’s Budget Represents His Administration’s Plan for Solving America’s Economic Ills

And, as it turns out, many economists don't love the administration's apparent investment priorities.

Dwyer Gunn

Social Justice

Leaked Regulation Shows Trump Plans to Allow Insurers to Refuse to Cover Birth Control

The regulation is currently being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget.

Francie Diep

Social Justice

Reports Indicate Trump Will Exit Paris Agreement, but He Is Not Ready to Announce

But at least three officials say the president is still undecided.

Kate Wheeling

Social Justice

Trump Meets With G7 Countries, Remains Undecided on Paris Agreement

Trump's meeting with world leaders comes amid intense debate in Washington over the Paris Agreement.

Francie Diep

Social Justice

Republicans Urge Trump to Abandon Paris Agreement

Republicans senators cautioned Trump that remaining in the agreement could leave his administration's regulatory rollbacks subject to legal challenges.

Kate Wheeling