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The latest sneaky attempt to increase corporate political power

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Jeff Bezos, Larry Page, Sheryl Sandberg, Mike Pence, Donald Trump and Peter Thiel meet at Trump Tower in New York, December 14, 2016. (Getty/Timothy A. Clary)

Top CEOs make 271 times more than the average American

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Trump Looks Ready to Leave the Paris Agreement — What Now?

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(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Trump’s bogus reason for bailing on the Paris Agreement

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(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Government workers continue to turn: EPA employee denounces Pruitt, Trump in fiery resignation letter

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China's President Xi Jinping waves after speaking at the CEO summit during the annual Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Lima, Peru, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) (AP)

America’s loss is China’s gain: Trump’s stance on climate change is a gift to the Chinese

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Seats on the Democrat's side of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing room are empty on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, during a boycott to thwart the confirmation vote on Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator-designate Scott Pruitt. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) (AP)

Who doesn’t like clean drinking water? 11 ways the EPA has helped Americans, even if they didn’t know it

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This Monday, July 18, 2016, photo shows a Bank of America ATM in Woburn, Mass. On Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, Bank of America Corp. reports financial results. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) (AP)

Trump’s gift to Wall Street: When it comes to bank regulations, there’s nobody better to consult than bankers themselves

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Algorithms are simplifying humanity

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TVs going dark: Dark money makes political ads on your TV very hard to source

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Hillary Clinton (AP/Andrew Harnik)

The value of talking politics: Discussions are better than obnoxious TV attack ads when it comes to getting votes

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Bernie Sanders (AP/Craig Ruttle)

It’s not all up to Sanders: Will Bernie’s political movement have life beyond the DNC?

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Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders (AP/Carolyn Kaster/Reuters/Jim Young/Photo montage by Salon)

Bernie really is dragging Hillary left: Evolving climate policy offers hope for progressives

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Mourners listen to a memorial service over a loudspeaker outside Newtown High School for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012, in Newtown, Conn. (AP/David Goldman)

Guns in America after Newtown, by the numbers

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