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With Soaring Rents and a Vanishing Middle Class, San Francisco Becomes a City for the Rich
Long-time city residents are being pushed out and replaced by the super-rich, often due to government policy.
Resisting Regulation, Predatory Lenders Pump Millions Into State Political Campaigns
How millions in campaign contributions help block laws to crack down on lending abuses.
Supreme Court Case Could Disempower Communities of Color in the South
The Court heard arguments in a case that could re define how political representation is determined.
Toxic Chemical Causes Lung Disease in Producers and Users of Flavored E-Cigarettes
The best known of these chemicals is called diacetyl.
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How Dark Money Groups Can Get Away With Breaking the Law
Registered nonprofits are spending anonymous campaign cash on political ads, despite their tax-exempt status.
A Lesson From Iceland: It Pays to Have Your Own Currency
The evidence really does suggest that there are important advantages to keeping your own currency.
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After Paris: Making the Case for a People-Powered Transition to a New Climate Culture
It's time to rethink the climate movement and devote ourselves to making our own communities sustainable.
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Like Copenhagen Talks, Paris Climate Negotiations Were Mostly Smoke and Mirrors
At the COP21 climate talks, the primary outcome was known before the heads of state even arrived in France.
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Winners and Losers in Our New Media Moment
In its own way, the mainstream media, like the police and the populace, are arming themselves to the teeth.
ALEC and ACCE’s Pay-to-Play Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona
In a new twist of the ALEC playbook, policymakers and lobbyists have formed a mini-ALEC called ACCE.