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Do Huge Campaign Contributions Underline the Power of the Elite?
The financial sector has contributed as much as $637u00a0million in 2016 to candidates, candidate committees and outside spending groups.
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Rap-Rock Gods to Confer Anthems From Barclays
The anti-heroesu00a0of rock andu00a0rap, Prophets of Rage, are set to galvanize Brooklyn, New York, this Saturday, August 27.
How a US Energy Company Tried to Sell Its Failing “Clean Coal” Project to the World
The company behind the US' “clean coal” project pushed the technology around the world after discovering profound problems.
Why Solidarity Between the Movement for Black Lives and Palestine Makes Sense
Human rights, not a common identity or history, are at the intersection of the Movements for Black Lives and Palestine.
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School-Based Police Are Using Tasers on Students — and No One Knows How Often It Happens
Children are being Tasered by school-based police officers, and no one knows about it.
Public Banks Could Break the Impasse Over Marijuana Money
If marijuana-related money can't be banked, what's the alternative? There's a better option to “under the mattress.”
“Unruly Equality”: A Brief History of Anarchism
Discussing the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary anarchism, in relation to other sectors of the Left, has proven challenging.
Trickle-Down Election Economics: How Big Money Can Affect Small Races
Why New York's congressional and state Senate races could be donor draws.
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“The Hunt”: Colonial Conservation, Caught on Film
Espousing colonial attitudes, BBC's latest documentary blames tribal peoples — again — for endangering species.
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The Less Trash You Send to a Landfill, the Less You Pay
Here's an idea for the climate, and your wallet: If you waste less, you should pay less.