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Stop Fixating on Economic Growth — Let’s Talk About Quality of Life
It's time to move away from the cruelty and competition of consumer capitalism toward a more cooperative society.
Hillary Clinton’s Inaugural Address
Here's what we'd like to hear her say before Donald Trump takes office — a call for a shadow government that will watchdog everything he and Congress do.
Meet the Guy Corralling Billionaires to Fight Inequality
Author Chuck Collins discusses growing up in the 1%, his unusual approach to fighting economic inequality and what progressives need to do now.
No Country With a McDonald’s Can Remain a Democracy
The best way to combat the likes of Trump, Le Pen and Farage and the politics they represent is to rescue power from the grip of transnational corporations.
Trump Is Inheriting Power to Assassinate Anyone, Including US Citizens, With No Oversight
The authority to kill extrajudicially invites deadly abuses and mistakes.
Oklahoma Political Elite Fan the Flames of Environmental Deregulation in Trump’s US
Is this the countdown to the next Wounded Knee?
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Fast Food Nation: Trump Set to Name Minimum Wage-Hating Burger Czar as Labor Secretary
Andrew Puzder has been an outspoken critic of some of the Obama administration's most prominent labor initiatives.
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Capitalism vs. Socialism: A Changed Debate
Worker-self-directed enterprises (coops) are at the core of a systemic alternative to capitalism.
“It’s All Collapsed”: New Chomsky Documentary Details Death of American Dream
This recently released documentary gives an overview of Noam Chomsky's thoughts of the miasma of the current political, sociological and economic situation of the US.
Not Going Gentle Into the Night: On Climate, Trade, Brexit and Trump
TTIP, TPP, and CETA are bad for the climate, equality, democracy and social justice. So is Trump.