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Oceans in Crisis: One Woman Will Cross the Pacific to Raise Awareness
Sonya Baumstein hopes to raise awareness of climate disruption's impacts on the oceans.
Angry at Concessions, Teamsters Unite to Challenge Longtime President Hoffa
After the Hoffa administration forced concessions onto unwilling members, opponents are teaming up in the 2016 race.
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Grassroots Movement Blocks Water Privatization in Mexico
However, the threat remains latent.
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Co-ops Enable Low-Income Women to Work as Owners and Decision Makers
Co-ops give women a way to enter an often unwelcoming economy.
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Don’t Worry About the Robots; the Fed Might Take Your Job
The folks at the Fed want to raise interest rates.
Elizabeth Warren Strikes Back as Citigroup Tries to Blackmail the Democratic Party
An unusual move by a thin-skinned too big to fail bank, Citigroup, to slap down the finance-skeptic faction of the Democratic party appears to be backfiring.
Wyden Shows Connection Between Rigged Trade and Rigged Government
Participating in US politics, as a citizen activist, puts you face-to-face with corruption and the ugliness of money-politics.
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On Women Who Refused to Live in Silence and Be Consigned to Oblivion
The following passages are excerpted from Eduardo Galeano's book.
Why the House of Representatives Doesn’t Represent the US Public
It really is all about money in politics.
Tribal Leader Targeted for Resisting Eviction from Tiger Reserve
Munda man Telenga Hassa is fearing for his safety after a wildlife warden incited attacks on him for resisting eviction.