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What I Learned From the Mining Community That Produced My Engagement Ring
Fair trade certification has improved gold mining conditions, but current oversight mechanisms still leave workers vulnerable.
Crisis Narratives and the Ongoing Drought in Ethiopia
More than 10 percent of Ethiopia's population is currently facing drought-related food insecurity.
How Teenagers Got Police to Back Down and Remove Military-Grade Weaponry From Their High Schools
Los Angeles high school students and organizers forced police to remove grenade launchers and M-16s from their arsenals.
France’s Nuit Debout Movement’s White, Middle-Class Problem
The movement's comparisons to Spain's Indignados may be premature if it fails to involve France's migrant communities.
After Empowering the 1% and Impoverishing Millions, the IMF Admits Neoliberalism Is a Failure
A report, entitled “Neoliberalism: Oversold?” is hopefully a sign of the ideology's death.
Verizon Strike: We Took a Stand Against Corporate Power
Danny Katch interviewed a CWA shop steward in New York City about the high stakes in the strike and the lessons to take away from this battle.
Fight for $15 Organizers Demand a Union
Organizers behind the Fight for $15 are demanding SEIU extend its principles of workplace democracy to its own employees.
Soul to Soul at Honeywell
After disrupting a Honeywell shareholders meeting, anti-war activists seek to involve Honeywell workers in confronting the violence of the industry.
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Preparing for the Next Memorial Day
The tragic fact is that the US fell into the death trap that President Eisenhower warned us about: the military-industrial complex.
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A Zoo Story: From Harambe to Human Bondage
Public discourse around the death of an endangered gorilla ignores structural issues of race and dehumanization.