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Solidarity Networks as the Future of Housing Justice
With the rental crisis in the US hitting catastrophic levels, institutional solutions failed but tenant solidarity networks booked a string of victories.
India’s Water War: City Workers Fight Corporate Privatization Efforts
Municipal employees in India are resisting efforts by companies and officials to privatize drinking water.
How the FBI Polices Dissent and Why It Matters in the Encryption Debate
Privacy is fundamental to free expression, and the FBI has a long history of chilling speech and policing dissent.
How We Won at Brandeis
Lauren Nickell and Akunna Eneh discuss how students organized this victorious action.
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“You’re Fired!” The Abuses of “Skilled” Worker Visa Programs
H-1B visa critics say reforming the program would actually benefit both groups of workers.
Huge Divide in Spending on Climate Change Adaptation Across World’s Megacities
How much cities around the world are doing to make themselves more resilient is hard to establish.
Toxic Lead Can Stay in the Body for Years After Exposure
It is no coincidence that these unremediated sites are often located in economically disadvantaged communities of color.
Money and the 2016 US Presidential Elections: The $10 Billion Contest
The people of the US now believe the entire process is rigged in favor of rich contributors.
Gar Alperovitz on the United States’ Shift to a Democratic Economy
We can create wealth without creating a super wealthy.
“Saving” East Timor: How One of the 20th Century’s Worst Mass Murders Was Covered Up
Newly found diplomatic documents show how mass killings in East Timor were perpetrated despite Western governments' awareness.