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“A New Social Contract” Re-envisions an Inclusive Democracy
A report offers tested alternatives to the current dystopian system.
An Employer Can Unilaterally Force Employees Into Secret Arbitration Systems
CounterSpin interview with Joanne Doroshow on forced arbitration.
“Wealthy People Saw Puerto Rico Could Be Attacked”
Wealthy investors and hedge funds are pushing for more cuts to the island’s services.
Economic Update: Standing Up
This week's episode discusses the life expectancy in China and much more.
New Banking Deregulation Could Lead to More Lending Discrimination
The US hasn't learned from the 2008 global financial crisis.
Following Massive Layoffs, the Denver Post Is in Distress
Denver could become the first major city without a local newspaper.
There Is No Rule Requiring the Criminalization of Immigrants — Trump Created It
Welcome to Interviews for Resistance. We're now more than a year into the Trump administration, and activists have scored some important victories in those months. Yet there is always …
Farm Bill Goes Down in Flames, but It Isn’t Dead Yet
GOP attempts to make the poor pay for the tax cuts won't stop.
Economic Update: Another Gilded Age
We also look at the possibility of a second “gilded age,” mortgage lenders turning to rich borrowers, and more.
Laid-Off Workers Demand Severance Pay From Equity Firms Behind Toys “R” Us Bankruptcy
Many of the 33,000 laid off are women with families to support.