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The legacy of Colorado’s notorious nuclear plant is radioactive waste in a residential community—and public distrust of government.

Impoverished by NAFTA, residents of Veracruz crossed the border to work in Smithfield’s Tar Heel slaughterhouse. Now, they're condemned as “illegals.”

State Department employee Peter Van Buren was sent to Iraq to help rebuild it. The result was an exercise in Murphy's Law.

The 1979 partial meltdown prompted more regulations and greater enforcement. Then in the 1990s, a Republican Congress took aim.

A new wave of grassroots Jewish activism is emerging around issues like housing, healthcare and education.

Clinton vows to defend Americans against the privileged and powerful, but her ties to big business compromise her populist promises.

A recent police raid on a small-city factory showcases the Bush Administration's frightening war on illegal immigration.

On July 2, Mexico will choose a new president. Whoever wins will face an ongoing labor movement challenging the neoliberal policies of the past.

The Entergy Nuclear company of Jackson, Missippippi, with the blessing
of the Bush Administration, is seeking preliminary approval to add one
or two new nuclear reactors to its existing reactor

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