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Global Freedom, Intervention and the American Perspective
In theory, Americans may support “freedom” throughout the world, but their interventionist policies usually help subjugate liberty.
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Lead to Massive Health Costs
The fossil fuel subsidies paid to the industry that exploits them is a fraction of their cost to people's health in the rich world.
How Welfare’s Work Requirements Can Deepen and Prolong Poverty
Losing welfare benefits when they're between jobs can plunge nursing home aides into extreme economic hardship.
London’s “Land Banking” Ventures Expose Startling Wealth Inequality
No place is feeling the bite of the UK housing crisis quite as savagely as London.
When It Comes to Police Brutality, Trump Preaches What Sessions Practices
Trump and Sessions are creating the conditions for police brutality.
We Need a Mass Movement to Prevent Nuclear Conflict in the Korean Peninsula
Let's mobilize to stop Trump's moves toward war.
Trump DOJ’s Latest Move Confirms Worst Fears About Voting Rights
Reversal on Ohio's program to purge voter rolls sparks condemnation.
The US Military’s Bloody “Successes”: Training Foreign Militaries to Start Coups
US-trained foreign military officers are often found to have committed human rights abuses.
“Our Problem Is Life Without Dignity”: Syrian Refugees Speak
Syrian refugees share their experiences.
After Eight Months of Trump, What’s Next for the Resistance?
From ballot initiatives to public disruptions, we have much to do.