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  • Millennials Are Killing the Oil Industry

    Millennials Are Killing the Oil Industry

    By Kate Aronoff, In These Times | Op-Ed

    Millennials are now the largest part of the US workforce, meaning their flight from fossil fuels could spell massive problems down the road for the world's most destructive companies. Aside from having a few suspicions about an industry whose business model stands directly at odds with a habitable planet, millennial workers also want more from their jobs than a paycheck -- including a sense of doing something halfway decent for the world.

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  • "We Can't Let Our Guard Down": Republicans Could Use Budget as Cudgel Against Medicaid

    "We Can't Let Our Guard Down": Republicans Could Use Budget as Cudgel Against Medicaid

    By Sarah Jaffe, Truthout | Interview

    We can't afford to let our guard down around Medicaid until people who support affordable care regain the levers of government, says Sarah Christopherson of the National Women's Health Network, because the Republican effort to cut taxes for the wealthy by terminating health care for poor and middle-class families is very much alive.

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