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Celebrating the Flash Crash With a Wall Street Sales Tax
This week marks the fifth anniversary of the flash crash. There was no event in the world that triggered the plunge.
Will Climate Change Be a Factor in the 2016 Election?
Local governments are leading the charge on climate resilience, but whether the issue will be front and center in 2016 remains to be seen.
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Populism 2015: Construction Crew for Democracy
For anyone dispirited by the malaise of powerlessness or disgusted by the dysfunction of mainstream politics, the Populism2015 conference was a hopeful sign that in every part of the …
Coal’s Collateral Damage
The industry is still wrecking the Appalachians as it withers.
Basic Income and the Anti-Slavery Movement
Unconditional basic income is not only feasible, but it also has more emancipatory potential than any other single policy.
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From the Steps of the Supreme Court to the Streets of Baltimore
If police and vigilante forces can kill without consequence, then equality for Black LGBTQ people will always be an illusion.
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Syriza: Lies, Broken Promises and Prolonged Austerity
Three months after its election, the Syriza-led coalition government in Greece has diffused any of the optimism surrounding its ascendance to power.
Kansas Waitress to Right-Wingers: Tip the School System
What's happening in Kansas is shocking, but it shouldn't be surprising.
Bernie Sanders’ Run Can Help the “Less War” Movement in the US
If we're serious about the project of making less war a permanent electoral issue, then we have to be serious about making less war a permanent issue in presidential …
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What Happens When the Student Loan Bubble Pops?
71 percent of people have some sort student loan debt and the average is nearly $33,000.