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Opting Out of Wall Street and Building Sustainable, Resilient Communities: Remaking Finance, Part III
Community time banks and local currencies can be an effective means to escape the corrupt extractive finance system.
Now They Want to Take Away the 8-Hour Day and 40-Hour Week
In the midst of a deepening jobs crisis, Republicans are proposing legislation that kills the only law that creates employment.
And Then There Was One: Imperial Gigantism and the Decline of Planet Earth
“What if the story of our times is this: And then there was one planet, and it was going down,” writes Tom Englehardt.
Changing Perspectives on US-Mexico Relations
Tom Barry writes on the important questions that still go unanswered in the ongoing debate between Mexico and the US.
Laundering The Public Image Of Worker-Killing Sweatshops
The industry responsible for monitoring labor and safety practices of multinational suppliers has failed miserably.
Social Security’s Explosive Injustices
Cutting Social Security benefits is a cruel thank you for a lifetime's work.
With Obama Visit, Mexicans Scrutinize US Immigration Bill
Mexico's reception of President Barack Obama last weekend and of his immigration reform bill is decidedly mixed. The bill's emphasis on border security and its downgrading of family reunification …
One Year after the Murder of Journalist Regina Martínez: Violence and Impunity Reign
One year after the death of Mexican investigative reporter Regina Martu00ednez, journalists are still risk life to report on drug trafficking in the country.
Survival of the … Nicest? Check Out the Other Theory of Evolution
A new theory of human origins says cooperation - not competition - is instinctive.
Iceland’s Future Depends on the Contours of the Coalition
The parties most responsible for Iceland's economic collapse won a majority of seats in parliamentary elections.