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Olive Garden Executives Parachute Away
The nation's largest full-service restaurant chain is sending three top executives off with $68 million while paying workers $2.13 per hour.
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The Despotic Chimpanzee and the Ultra-Rich
Only a new form of reverse dominance can free us from oligarchic domination, and make us genuinely free.
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Obama’s New Oil Wars
Until recently, the use of the term u201cthe oil weaponu201d has largely been identified with the efforts of Arab producers to dissuade the United States from supporting Israel by …
Komen and the Pinkwashed Drill Bit: Fracking “For the Cure”
The Susan G. Komen foundation has taken “pinkwashing” breast cancer to a new extreme by partnering with a fracking firm to produce pink drill bits.
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The Media’s New Climate Denial
When journalists cover fracking, they often fail to mention its contribution to global warming.
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What’s Really Going On in Hong Kong?
The discontent is rooted in the massive social inequality in Hong Kong - one of the world's major financial centers - and the growing lack of opportunity for its …
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The Moneyed Are Rarely Modest
“A lot of our economic growth has simply been wasted, doing nothing but accelerating the pace of the upper-income rat race.”
Another World Emerging? Well, Maybe.
The possibilities for a new kind of economy.
The Fight Against “Ecological Amnesia” After the People’s Climate March
What does climate action look like?
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Don’t Thank a Veteran, Honour a Soldier’s Heart
What would happen if instead of thanking veterans, civilians asked questions and listened carefully to their voices?