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Capitalism and Its Regulation Delusion: Lessons From the Volkswagen Debacle
Under a profit-driven economic system, corporations will continue to find ways to evade government regulation.
Can Nations Reach a Strong Agreement on Climate at COP 21?
As the Paris climate talks draw closer, a look at what needs to happen for the negotiations to succeed.
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Chronic Disease Linked to Poverty Affects Deaths Behind Bars
The most common cause of death while in pre trial detention facilities is not suicide but chronic disease linked to poverty.
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Remembering Domestic Workers Who Empowered Themselves Against White Exploitation
Black domestic workers in the US were forced to develop unique strategies in the 1960s and 1970s for social change.
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Teachers’ Resistance in Oaxaca Offers Lessons for US Activism
The mass mobilizations organized by the teachers' unions in Oaxaca, Mexico, could serve as a model for activism in the US.
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Anderson Cooper: Opposing Illegal CIA Wars Is “Unelectable“
The big media use of the term “electability” is a convenient carrier for pro-war, pro-empire prejudice.
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System Change and Non-Reformist Reforms
How do we distinguish system changing initiatives from reforms that seek social betterment within the current system?
Why Is the CDC Allowing a Private Group to Determine Federal Policy on Lyme Disease?
The guidelines that most doctors follow have been the subject of intense controversy.
Deprived of Right to Work, Refugees Struggle to Subsist Outside Syria
Barred from legal work, many Syrian refugees are forced to labor in the informal economy for little pay.
Is Campaign Cash From Police Unions Watering Down Democrats’ Reform Efforts?
Police unions and lobbying organizations have spent millions to influence politicians since 2008, with much of that money going to Democrats.