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Mass Surveillance and “Smart Totalitarianism“
Under neoliberalism, state and corporate power have fused, using technology to transform private life into a system of total domination.
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Staples Removed: How Postal Workers Defeated a Privatization Scheme
The Postal Workers that the Postal Service will terminate its deal with Staples, closing down the 540 “mini-post offices” inside stores.
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Seeding the Future Against Destructive Neoliberal Capitalism
Amid the rubble of neoliberal economics, two powerful new civic movements in Mexico offer a future of radical hope.
Mystery Surrounds Guantánamo Detainee’s “Suicide“
Why did key evidence concerning the alleged “suicide” of Guantanamo detainee Al Hanashi go missing?
To Save Main Street, Tax Wall Street
Tax avoidance by the wealthiest Americans is drying up our heartland communities and squelching opportunities for our young people.
In California’s Imperial Valley, Residents Aren’t Waiting for Government to Track Pollution
For marginalized communities along the California-Mexico border, projects to gather and share scientific reports are crucial to holding agencies accountable.
How Will Native Tribes Fight the Dakota Access Pipeline in Court?
The Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux filed new motions to halt the pipeline's construction and operation.
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“Extraordinary” Levels of Pollution Found in the Deepest Part of the Sea
Human-made pollutants have reached the depths of two of the world's deepest ocean trenches.
Scholarships Presented to Black Youth in North Carolina Recall Kochs’ Troubling History on Education and Race
Scholarships are part of a broader effort by Fueling US Forward to tout the “positives” of fossil fuels.
Senate Confirms Austerity Champion Congressman as Influential White House Staffer
The Senate approved of President Trump's chief budget and policy aide on Thursday.