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Detroit Sale of Huge Amounts of Land Could Lead to Displacement, Say Residents
Detroit would allow the commercial urban agriculture initiative to acquire the land with no specific development plan.
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The People Bail Out the People
In canceling the debt, the Strike Debt team is taking advantage of a fairly common banking practice.
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Factory Fire Kills More Than 100 People in Bangladesh
Tensions have been running high between workers, who have been demanding an increase in minimum wages, and factory owners and the government.
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Independent Publisher Chelsea Green Flourishing as Employee-Owned Company
Publisher of books on sustainability walks the walk, turns ownership over to its workers.
When Israel Says It Doesn’t Target Journalists, It Is Lying
Israelu2019s entrenched policy of literally shooting the messenger continues to go unchallenged.
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US Warns Bahrain’s Society “Could Break Apart“
Reasons include the monarchyu2019s failure to institute reforms it had agreed to one year ago, political opponents who are turning increasingly to violence and the police, who are routinely …
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Occupy Sandy Serves 10,000 Thanksgiving Meals
Shelters bustled with volunteers serving holiday dinners as the arduous recovery continues.
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“Small Business Saturday” Aims to Boost Shop-Local Movement
Squeezed between the Black Friday mall frenzy and Cyber Monday's online shopping kickoff, it's a chance for the small retailer to shine.
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Walkouts, Protests Hit Walmart Nationwide on Biggest Shopping Day of the Year
The importance of the protest is not only in the arguably modest number of protesters, but also in the opponent.
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How Renewable Energy Is Rescuing Schools from Budget Cuts
Educators across the country are finding millions of dollars in savings through cheap and simple forms of renewable energy.