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Hedge Funds Have Cost Workers Billions; This Is How They’re Fighting Back
Taking on hedge funds is the future of the progressive and labor movements as a whole.
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“The System Abuses Us by Locking Us Up Forever”: Aging Survivors Behind Bars
Survivors of domestic violence should have their abuse taken into consideration at sentencing and parole hearings.
Records Show Donald Trump May Have Avoided Taxes for 18 Years
Trump's campaign has not challenged the authenticity of the leaked tax documents.
A Trump Presidency Could End Press Freedom, Say Reporters Threatened for Reporting on His Taxes
Donald Trump has threatened to sue The New York Times for publishing leaked pages from his tax returns.
Nine in 10 People Worldwide Live With Excessive Air Pollution
Ninety-two percent of the world's population live in places where pollution levels exceed recommended limits.
Undermining Democracy, Corporations Pouring Millions Into Local Ballot Fights
Public Citizen finds total corporate spending on just eight local measures has topped $139 million.
A Mom’s Plea for Library Books Brought in 15,000 — and Transformed Her Small Town
People from all over the country— including authors Sherman Alexie and Neil Gaiman — sent books to reopen the rural school library.
The Koch Connection in the Scott Walker John Doe Documents
Documents illuminate the activities of Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the 'grassroots' arm of the Kochs.
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Contract for Disaster: How Privatization Is Killing the Public Sector
For decades, work in the public sector has been a gateway to a middle-class life. But that's changing.
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Chicago Renters Back “ROOTS” as Solution to Affordable Housing
ROOTS aims to secure foreclosed buildings with tenants in them, though some structures the program has saved were empty.