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People vs. Big Oil: A Mosaic of Oil and Attack Dogs
A defining image of 2016 is attack dogs ripping the flesh of Native American protesters in North Dakota.
Wall Street Spends $2.3 Million a Day to Stall Financial Reforms
Top executives in the financial sector have been spending an incredible $2.3 million a day to stall and deep-six needed reforms.
The Human Right to Water at Standing Rock
Attacks on the Water Protectors at Standing Rock violate their internationally recognized right to safe water.
A Tale of Two Evictions: Resisting Displacement at Standing Rock and Calais
Two mass displacements have taken place on hallowed ground.
A Women’s Economic Agenda for the Next US President
Progress on closing the gap between men's and women's wages has been glacially slow in recent decades.
The Real Living Wage? $17.28 an Hour — at Least
In almost every state, a worker needs more than $15 an hour to make ends meet.
AT&T Requires Police to Hide Hemisphere Phone Spying
AT&T built a powerful phone surveillance tool for police, called Hemisphere.
Gendered Diplomacy, Human Rights and the Role of Women in Making the Iran Deal
Gender politics and the politics of gender in peace and conflict negotiations have a long way to go.
Trump’s Wall Ignores the Economic Logic of Undocumented Immigrant Labor
US recruitment of undocumented workers has drawn millions over the border as we have invested in policing that same border.
Hatred of Clinton Is Trump’s Rallying Cry at Campaign Events North and South
Trump rallies well-heeled Southerners and dispossessed Rust-Belters with promises of past glory — and lots of misogyny.