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Joseph Stiglitz: Terrifying Future for America If We Don’t Reverse Inequality
We must see through the myths of capitalism and build a mass movement if we are to save ourselves.
Bernie Sanders: Thanks to Citizens United, the Top 1% Can “Buy the Government”
Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) said Tuesday night that the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling allows the wealthiest Americans to essentially buy democracy.
Tipping Point Democracy
In politics the tipping point has an especially dramatic implication: a seemingly insignificant change in one legislation can lead to a drastic change in the system of governance.
After the 99% Spring: What Comes Next
The New Bottom Line is hardly more than a year old. Yet, in its short life, the network has been at the fore of several high-profile campaigns - including …
An Erotic Politics: What’s the Future of the LGBTQ Movement?
From marriage to the military, LGBT people have won acceptance, but that doesn't mean we've banished, poverty, terror and shame.
Why Is the Government Collecting Your Biometric Data?
EFF's Jennifer Lynch discusses the expansion of biometric data collection, the growth of databases and the impact on increased surveillance.
Population Control or Population Justice?
Shrinking the worldu2019s population is one way to curb global warming, according to some environmentalists. To make that happen, women need to be in control of their own fertility. …
“Are You Here to Save Face – or Save Us?”: Brittany Trilford, 17, Addresses World Leaders at Rio+20
On Wednesday, 17-year-old environmental activist Brittany Trilford of Wellington, New Zealand, addressed more than a hundred heads of state at the opening plenary of the Rio+20 U.N. Earth Summit, …
A Coup in Cairo: As Muslim Brotherhood Claims Election Victory, Military Strips President of Power
Tens of thousands of Egyptians protested Tuesday night in Cairou2019s Tahrir Square in a rally called by the Muslim Brotherhood, expressing outrage over the armyu2019s decree late Sunday that …
Bill Moyers | Follow the Dark Money
The Mother Jones editors talk about the conspiracy of cash that allows the rich to influence our most fundamental political freedoms.