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Finding the Inspiration to Stand Up for Each Other: An Interview With Sister Aisha al-Adawiya
We need to come together as family and join efforts to build real power in our struggles on so many fronts, says Sister Aisha.
A Despot in Disguise: One Man’s Mission to Rip Up Democracy
James McGill Buchanan's vision of totalitarian capitalism has infected public policy in the US. Now it's being exported.
Why Are the Danes So Happy? Because Their Economy Makes Sense
The Danish history of resisting the 1% offers valuable lessons for the rest of us.
The US’s Public Housing Crisis May Worsen With Trump Budget
Both actual demolition and demolition-by-neglect continue to shrink the supply of deeply subsidized homes.
Corporate Agricultural Dumping: Growing the Wealth Gap
When agribusiness corporations export food at artificially low prices, they widen the economic divide between the global North and South — and within rural America.
Adding $200 Billion More Won’t Fix Unfixable Senate Health Bill
While $200 billion seems like a lot of money, it's only 17 percent of the bill's $1.2 trillion in cuts.
Trump’s Environmental Protection Pick Is BP’s Former Lawyer — and May Preside Over Cases Involving BP
Jeffrey Clark is a longtime lawyer for energy companies and was an environmental prosecutor under George W. Bush.
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Conservatives Are Suing Seattle for Implementing Innovative Campaign Finance Reform
In 2015, Seattle voters passed an initiative creating the nation's first “democracy voucher” program.
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Hey Senator, Sick People Aren’t Damaged Cars
We are in a society that frequently compares sick people to damaged goods.
North and South Korea Want a Peace Treaty: The US Must Join Them
The time is ripe for an end — at last — to the Korean War. The US is standing in the way.