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The Right to the City: Shaping the City that Makes Us
Lefebvre described the right to the city as “the summation of other crucial rights” including the “right not to be alienated from the spaces of every day life” or …
Come the Revolution: Are We There Yet?
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” …
Citizen Mobilization for Housing in Haiti: The Urgency of Housing, Part IV
"We're mobilizing people in the camps and the shantytowns to let them know that getting housing is a right. Our vision is to make the problem of housing a …
Ellen Brown | What a Government Can Do With Its Own Bank
Virg Bernero, the mayor of Lansing, Michigan, just won the Democratic nomination for governor of his state, making a state-owned Bank of Michigan a real possibility. Bernero is one …
From Intifada Hub to Model Palestinian City: How Jenin Turned Around
Jenin, West Bank - In a dramatic turnaround, the Palestinian city that served as the heart of the second intifada now boasts a new shopping mall. A return of …
Scientists Cast Doubt on Claims BP Spill’s No Threat to Gulf
Washington - Many scientists say they're skeptical of a widely publicized government report Wednesday that concludes much of the oil that gushed from BP's leaking well is gone and …
Public Banks and Development
Over the last thirty years there has been a significant change in the role of public banks. Neoliberal policies suggested that central banks should be independent of the Treasury, …
Republican Reality
Let's talk about the Republican Party. Not the pander-to-the-base party of patriotism, guns, flags, mom, apple pie and country music. And no, not the party of conservative theorists talking …
Proposition 8 Judge Ruling Changes “Understanding of Gender“
A federal judge in San Francisco overturned Prop. 8 today, declaring that gay men and lesbians have a constitutional right to get married and affirming that voters don't get …
John Pilger | Tony Blair Must Be Prosecuted
Tony Blair must be prosecuted, not indulged like his mentor Peter Mandelson. Both have produced self-serving memoirs for which they have been paid fortunes. Blair's will appear next month …