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Published: November 5, 2013

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Worker Ownership Builds Community Wealth and a More Just Society

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Tax Break for Big Polluters Is Also Starving Public Schools in Texas

In December, legislators killed a controversial tax program known as Chapter 313, but its effects will last decades.

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Guatemalan Tribunal Bars Leftist Presidential Ticket From Ballot

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As COVID-Era Funding Dries Up, Activists Fight Austerity in City Budget Battles

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“Broken Windows Policing” Gave Rise to SCORPION Unit That Killed Tyre Nichols

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