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Amid Government Shutdown, “New Economy” Events Draw Sustainability Advocates
The New Economy Coalition hosted events focused on building sustainable solutions to inequality and climate change.
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Washington Attorney General Sues GMO Labeling Opponents for Hiding Corporate Donors
The state of Washington has filed a lawsuit, claiming opponents of a ballot initiative that would label groceries containing genetically engineered ingredients (GMOs) are hiding their donors in a …
Economic Update: Uneven Development, Part 2
Updates on France's case against Amazon, and on what's really in fast food chicken nuggets.
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Indigenous Nations Are at the Forefront of the Conflict With Transnational Corporate Power
Around America people still celebrate Columbus Day, showcasing the ongoing struggle for indigenous rights.
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The Sad, but Very Serious, Tale of the Right Honorable Saboteur
Once upon a time, there was a government official with a plan. He had become convinced that the way to fix the economy was to send out teams of …
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Henry A. Giroux | The Ghost of Authoritarianism in the Age of the Shutdown
What Americans are witnessing is a politics that celebrates a form of domestic terrorism, a kind of soft militarism and a hyper-masculine posturing in which communities are organized around …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: House Republicans and President Obama Stalemate in Fiscal Negotiations, and More
Over the weekend, House Republicans and President Obama hit a stalemate in fiscal negotiations, and the Senate moved on to work out their own plan, and more.
Operation Streamline Shutdown: Si Preguntan Porque? – If They Ask Why?
Scouring media outlets nationwide, it is evident that Operation Streamline u2013 which was shut down by human rights activists on Oct 11 in Tucson u2013 remains u201cAmericau2019s dirty little …
Does Capitalism Work for You?
American artist Steve Lambert set up a massive scoreboard in Times Square this week asking the public for a true or false answer to the following statement: Capitalism Works …
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Subsidizing Economic Inequality
The push to privatize the public sector through contracting out is expanding our economic divide.