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Spain Passes “Solidarity” Wealth Tax on Top 0.1 Percent
Spanish taxpayers who own more than $2.9 million in assets will be subject to the new measure.
Will Lula Mount a Sufficient Challenge to Bolsonaro and the Far Right in Brazil?
Two socialist candidates say Brazilians need an electoral force that will fight to undo Bolsonaro's pernicious reforms.
Ad Parodying Chevron for Contributing to Climate Crisis Goes Viral
The fake commercial depicts the oil giant as “actively murdering” people across the globe with fossil fuel extraction.
Free Stores Offer an Alternative to the Exploitative Capitalist Economy
A coordinated network of free store hubs could begin to act as a building block for moving beyond capitalism.
Reading William Rivers Pitt Was Like Traveling. I’ll Miss the Journey.
Will was a mighty storyteller in independent media.
Schools Should Ban Corporal Punishment — and Teach Restorative Justice Instead
By instituting corporal punishment, school districts are exposing children to violence that causes long-term damage.
GEICO Is Trying to Crush Workers’ Attempts to Form an Independent Union
GEICO United is attempting to organize 2,600 employees of the insurance giant in Buffalo, New York.
Corporations Are Spending a Ton to Stop Low-Wage Workers From Unionizing
Multibillion-dollar companies are spending thousands a day to defeat attempts by their low-paid workers to organize.
California Governor Newsom Proposes Windfall Profits Tax on Big Oil
“Crude oil prices are down but oil and gas companies have jacked up prices at the pump,” noted Newsom.
Abled-Bodied Leftists Cannot Abandon Disabled Solidarity to “Move On” From COVID
There must be support for disabled activists who are doing lifesaving disabled activism, mutual aid and survival work.