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Democrats Join Republicans to Block Consumer Protections for Payday Loans
The GOP is trying to stop the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau from taking on payday lenders, though this time they have some high profile Democrats on board.
Organizing From Below in New York City and Globally Challenging Displacement From Above
On January 31, a global gathering took place in New York City to share community struggles against displacement.
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Exclusive: Navy Secretly Conducting Electromagnetic Warfare Training on Washington Roads
Exposure to radiation like that emitted during Navy training may cause corneal damage, sterility and other health problems.
Rolling Sickouts Expose Unsafe Detroit Schools
Detroit Public School teachers organized a slew of rolling sickouts this school year.
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The Private Prison Business Is Booming Despite Reform Efforts
Private prison firms have built their business models around mass incarceration - and “predictable occupancy rates.”
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Breaking the World Open: In Praise of “Impractical” Movements
Three times when the world broke open - and two when it might again.
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Children Are Dying From Pneumonia, but Greed Is the Real Killer
Hundreds of thousands of kids are dying every year because pharmaceutical companies are making record profits off a life-saving vaccine.
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Profit, Wages and the Human Good
If we want democracy, we need socialism.
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Dragging Our Feet Toward Disaster
A new policy-making body will consider ways to break the current impasse in efforts to reduce the danger of nuclear war.
The FBI Has a New Plan to Spy on High School Students Across the Country
Under new guidelines, Muslim students will be disproportionately targeted - but all young people will be suspect.