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Close the Wall Street CEO Bonus Loophole
A taxpayer-funded system of twisted rewards is propping up the same reckless pay system that caused one crash — and could cause more.
The Brady Loophole: Absolving the Post-Trial Destruction of Potentially Exculpatory Evidence
When it comes to the criminal legal system, some situations are so unique there exists no means for judicial relief.
How Lady Buggs Farm Is Bringing Healthy Food and a New Urban Landscape to the Rust Belt
“This is my hood, and this is where I grow,” says Sophia Buggs of her thriving Ohio farm.
Workers’ Control in the Crisis of Capitalism
There has been a proliferation of recuperated workplaces around the globe, laying the foundation for a truly democratic workers' economy.
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Tainted Water Imperils Health, Traditions for Montana Tribe
For Native American tribes, water more than sustains — it is a blessed, living thing to be revered and protected.
Why Is Congress 80 Percent Men?
The reasons why our seemingly progressive country is slow to change are complicated.
The Open Source School Redefines Education in Italy
La Scuola Open Source (The Open Source School) embodies the principles of the sharing movement.
Whatever It Takes: Another Day on the Front Lines of #NoDAPL
A total of eight Water Protectors were arrested over the course of Wednesday's direct action.
Texas Ranch Owner Battles TransCanada to Restore Her Pipeline-Scarred Land
Eleanor Fairchild, an 82-year-old grandmother who owns a 425-acre ranch outside of Winnsboro, Texas, tells about her battle with TransCanada.
“The Big Lie”: How Trump Uses Classic Authoritarian Propaganda Techniques
Media coverage of Trump rallies is sometimes chillingly reminiscent of the Nazi propaganda films of the 1930s.