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The Terrible Things That Happen When Santa Claus Visits CEOs
A 20-year-old rule intended to control CEO pay has bloated executive paychecks while draining tax revenue and widening inequality.
Drones and Lethal Robotics: The Future of the Police War on Black Lives
In a society where Blackness equates to risk, technology will reproduce the defining characteristics of anti-Blackness.
Exposing BlackRock: Who’s Afraid of Laurence Fink and His Overpowering Institution?
There is scarcely a company, country or region of the planet that the world's largest asset management firm does not touch or influence.
What the “War on Terror” Really Is, and How to Fight It
The purpose is to promote a state of chaos that makes it easier to remove any resistance to the US capitalist class.
A Coal Terminal in Oakland?
Activists, local residents are fighting a proposed coal export facility in one of the nation's most polluted cities.
Mass Incarceration, the Presidential Race and the Politics of Respectability
Some organizers fear electoral and respectability politics could stifle the movement against mass incarceration.
Whistleblower Speaks Out Against USDA, Corruption and Systemic Pesticides
“USDA is blocking science,” affirmed Dr. Lundgren, an expert on the effects of systemic pesticides.
High Deductibles and Narrow Networks: The Achilles Heel of the ACA’s Health Insurance
As premiums go up and coverage goes down, what does this mean for Americans?
Lurking Within That Ominous, Omnibus Spending Bill
The bipartisan budget compromise is a holiday giveaway to the wealthy.
How Advocates for Syrian Refugees Are Weathering the Storm
Syrians in the United States may be safe from falling bombs, but they are never free of the shadow cast by the still raging war.