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Life Is About To Get Even Rougher For Mississippi's Unemployed
In the poorest state in the nation, a push to cancel federal support for those out of work.

In the poorest state in the nation, a push to cancel federal support for those out of work.

California's โState of Emergencyโ gets ready for the unmasked masses.
Issues with death certification have led to unreliable mortality data, leaving vulnerable communities and epidemiologists in the dark.
A conversation with political scientist Karthick Ramakrishnan.
Lax enforcement and major permitting problems plague hazardous waste facilities in Los Angeles.
Selling a product many canโt afford to use, the insurance titans are setting record profits even as the pandemic wanes.
โWhy would I put my kids in a place where there is no future?โ
Morris Pearl and Erica Payne have written a guidebook on how corporations and the mega-rich protect and expand their wealth.
The publication examines "the fight for basic financial security during an era of pervasive income inequality."
"Many working-class and middle-class Americans have seen their buying power fall and insecurity increase as wages stagnate and decline."
Plans to dredge a fragile Gulf Coast estuary and Superfund site are being โfast-tracked' in a rush to export Permian oil to Europe.
More than 20 oil wells sit idle on a vacant lot in South Los Angeles, posing a risk to the University Park neighborhood.
But teachers and their allies are fighting back in Arizona, Kentucky and elsewhere.
"Stories of quiet desperation" are commonplace in American culture, Marcus Baram reports.
With a full reopening less than a month away, 60% of the state's Latino population remains unvaccinated.
In the first three months of 2021, the petroleum industry spent over $4.3 million lobbying Sacramento.
The city of Clovis was found to be in violation of state housing laws.
State officials want the petroleum industry to cut ozone-causing pollutants, but say understaffing will make enforcement tricky.
The pandemic brought festering problems into a new light.
Can California dodge the latest surge?