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Buying Up the Planet: Out-of-Control Central Banks on a Corporate Buying Spree
Today,central banks are on a global corporate buying spree not to bail out bankrupt corporations but simply as an investment.
Cities Fight Obama’s Deportation Machine
Communities are pushing back against “Secure Communities,” a program which has resulted in the deportations of US citizens, political refugees, and people guilty of minor or no offenses.
What Happened in Last Summer’s Oil Train Disaster in Quebec That Killed 47
Details of the events surrounding the July 2013 derailment and explosion of an oil train in Lac Megantic that killed 47 people certainly suggest that no safety regulation can …
Palau Moves to Protect Diminishing Fish Stocks in Face of Global Inaction
The commercial fishing industry depends on ecological destruction and worker brutality in order to produce cheap seafood. The island nation of Palau may have a solution: a moratorium on …
Servants of Power: Higher Education in an Era of Corporate Control
The corporatization of higher education has negatively impacted the university as an institution committed to critical inquiry, the empowerment of citizens and democratic discourse.
Election Rigging, Dark Money in Cantor’s “Upset” Loss to Koch Stealth Candidate
November's political races will feature an all-out battle for control of the US Senate.
Post-2015 Development Agenda – Will the Voices of the Hungry be Heard?
The Millennium Development Goals will expire in 2015 and be replaced with the Sustainable Development Goals, which are intended to strengthen the international communityu2019s engagement with eradicating poverty and …
Capitalism’s Bullets in Latin America: Invisible Empires, State Power and 21st Century Colonialism
For many people in Brazil, a war has indeed broken out surrounding the current World Cup. Poor communities have been displaced by stadiums and related infrastructure for the event.
Chilean Australians Clamor for the Extradition to Chile of Former DINA Agent Adriana Rivas
Despite her alleged participation in crimes committed at a Chilean torture and extermination center under Pinochet, former DINA agent Adriana Rivas lives in Australia where Chilean activists campaign for …
Leveling the Playing Field for Worker Cooperatives
Municipal and state governments as well as NGOs that support small or independent businesses are finally beginning to address what changes they need to make to support the creation …