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Grenfell Tower Fire Raises Questions About London’s Public Housing Safety
Public housing is often shabbily maintained because occupants are low-income — and frequently people of color.
Acquisition of the Ride-Hailing App Juno Points to a Need for Platform Co-ops
The Juno acquisition proves profits take precedence over ethics.
The 1% Is Never Going to Fund Class Struggle — So Let’s Get Working
Nijmie Dzurinko is a Black and Indigenous woman who organizes with working-class Pennsylvanians along intersectional lines.
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On the Thawing Tundra, Researchers Race to Understand Black Carbon’s Climate Impact
The wood and fossil fuels we burn affect extreme warming in the Arctic, and solutions begin with understanding how and how much.
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Leaked Documents Show UK Lobbying to Weaken EU Climate Targets Despite Brexit
Documents reveal UK government attempts to significantly weaken draft EU climate and energy rules, even as Brexit is underway.
Nursing Home Workers Win Wage Gains With Credible Strike Threat
The largest nursing-home worker strike in US history.
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Massachusetts Admits to Regularly Allowing Companies to Edit Draft Pollution Permits
Protesters want the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to revoke the draft pollution permit and redo the application process using an independent body.
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Ten Years After the Crisis, What Is Happening to the World’s Bees?
Ten years on from the alarm over disappearing bees, it is fair to say we now know the nature of the problem and what can be done to fix …
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The New Socialism: Moving Beyond Concentrated State Power
One emerging and promising new socialism for the 21st century focuses on worker co-ops.
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New Study Finds “More Sweatshops Than Starbucks” in Chicago
“Employers know they can get away with abuse.”