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An Apartheid of Dollars: Life in the New American Minimum-Wage Economy
Peter Van Buren took an unlikely fall into the minimum-wage world when he lost his job in 2012. He gives us a first-hand look at what it's like to …
Fighting for a Legitimate Democracy, By and For the People
As more people awaken to the reality of the depth of corruption in our government and economy, and the mirage of US democracy, the movement will grow and the …
Why Passengers Cheered a Vermont Bus Strike
The Vermont bus driver's strike succeeded through a powerful combination of workers organizing on the job and organized community solidarity.
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Privatized Suffering
Americans are buying into politicians like Hilary Clinton, despite their moral transgressions.
Wall Street Greed: Not Too Big for a California Jury
Sixteen of the world's largest banks have been caught colluding to rig global interest rates. Why are we doing business with a corrupt global banking cartel?
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Thinking Big: The Global Minimum Wage
Let's finally get globalization to work for people and begin - perhaps with anti-sweatshop campaigns - to organize for a global minimum wage.
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Ecuador: Despite All Odds, Activists Present Signatures Needed to Save Yasuní
Activists struggle to save Yasuni, one of the most biodiverse regions in the world.
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Where Do You Want to Be Born?
Rising inequality in the United States means the assumption by many American's that their country is the “best” is patently false.
From the War on Poverty to the War on the Poor
Few mainstream commentators argue that the War on Poverty did not go far enough, or that the economic devastation of inner cities and the industrial heartland have structural economic …
Autism Nation: America’s Chemical Brain Drain
Americans are exposed to over 83,000 industrial chemicals as part of modern civilization. Virtually all pregnant women are walking chemical repositories.