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Smoke and Mirrors Will Not Save Us From Anthropogenic Climate Disruption
Six years ago, scientists said we need a huge cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2015. Now what?
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Vermont Yankee and the Rest: Dirty, Dangerous, Too Costly to Compute
Safety conscious Vermonters stood up and sat-in, petitioned, lobbied and blocked the gates for decades, working to see the 42-year-old unit shuttered.
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Why Are We Afraid of Naming and Confronting Capitalism?
Why is it that many of us will openly and forcefully critique “classism” but enthusiastically shy away from condemning capitalism in the same way?
Fighting Corporate Abuse of Low-Paid Workers, Trial Attorney Takes on AIG, Wins Big
Attorney Randi McGinn recounts her legal battles and explains the goal of practicing transformational law.
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Carlos Oliva-Sola’s Tragic End to an Ordinary Life: Killed by LA Police
What first appeared to be a routine killing by police is proving to be anything but.
Greg Palast: Greece Is a Crime Scene, and Vulture Funds Are to Blame
Investigative reporter Greg Palast discusses “vulture funds,” the eurozone and alternative solutions for Greece's economy.
Welcome to the European Hunger Games, Brought to You by Mainstream Economics
As a virulent strain of austerity capitalism takes over Europe, leaving shattered lives in its shadow, these researchers consider how things got so bad.
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House GOP’s New Rule Allows Republicans to Hide Tax Cuts
In the House of Representatives, a very important new rule was passed that will change how legislation is evaluated.
Why Did Swiss Voters Reject Single-Payer Health Care?
Supporters of a single-payer, Medicare-for-all health care system in the US were puzzled September 27 when Swiss voters rejected a reform proposal by 62 percent.
An Interview With Social Movement Leader and Parliamentarian Estela Hernandez
Estela Hernandez is a leader of La Coordinadora and its affiliated nonprofit organization, the Mangrove Association.