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Indigenous Youth Are Building a Climate Justice Movement by Targeting Colonialism
The work of these Indigenous young people demands a critical evaluation of the construction of the climate justice movement.
Cornel West: Black Lives Matter Is an Indictment of Neoliberal Power
Cornel West talks Bernie Sanders' neo-populism and Donald Trump's neo-fascism.
Seeds for Supper as Drought Intensifies in South Madagascar
In the face of the most severe drought witnessed yet, Malagasy people have resorted to desperate measures just to survive.
The War on Workers’ Compensation
As labor has weakened and Republicans have won control of more statehouses, states have slowly chipped away at workers' compensation benefits.
Smartphone Users Are Paying for Their Own Surveillance
The more adamantly vendors offer assurances about protection, the more skeptical people should become.
Nearly 20,000 Domestic Workers Are About to Get Fair Wages. How’d They Do That?
Left out by traditional unions, women-led domestic workers are winning fights for minimum wage and overtime across the country.
Document Dump: Lawsuit Reveals Extent of DuPont’s C8 Cover-Up
The case alleges that DuPont officials were intimately aware of the dangerous side effects of C-8 exposure but still decided to allow exposure among workers.
Another Koch Criminal Justice Reform Trojan Horse: Reentry and Privatization
In the Koch world of free market fundamentalism, there is always a way for corporations (and academics) to get a piece of pie.
The Truth About For-Profit Colleges and Trump University
While there are some parallels, Trump University is not representative of for-profit higher education.
Dean Baker | The Secret to the Incredible Wealth of Bill Gates
It's called “copyright protection.”