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The Commons Collaborative Economy Explodes in Barcelona
2016 is shaping up to be a turning-point year in which the sharing and collaborative economies enter a period of intense self-examination and reinvention.
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Can Teamsters Save the Right to Retire?
Over 2,000 retirees and Teamsters from 20 states rallied in front of the capitol to stop their pensions from being slashed.
Immigrant Women Lead Efforts to Transform Conditions for Domestic Workers in Illinois
Nannies, house cleaners and caregivers in Illinois are calling for legislation that could help improve their work conditions.
As Saudis Continue Bombing Yemen, Is Obama Trading Cluster Munitions for Riyadh’s Loyalty?
President Obama visited Saudi Arabia for a meeting with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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This Article Is Not About Donald Trump: If You Believe That, You’ll Believe Anything
Turn off that TV, put down that screen in your hand, I've got something to tell you about the news.
“No Racism in New York”: 1,000 People Rally Against GOP Front-Runner Donald Trump in Manhattan
As Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders faced off in Brooklyn, about 1,000 New Yorkers rallied across the East River in Manhattan.
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Young Sanders Fans Pledge Solidarity With Verizon Strikers — Even if It Means Slower Internet
In the run-up to the New York primary, a Verizon workers' strike served as the centerpiece of a Bernie Sanders campaign event.
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Kleptorenumeration: When the Highest-Paid Jobs Cause the Most Harm
There is an inverse relationship between utility and reward.
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Tweaked Email Privacy Act Headed Toward Committee Vote This Week
A loophole in an outdated law allows the government to read an individual's stored email if it is more than 180 days old, using only a subpoena.
The Majority of People in Local Jails Have Not Been Convicted of a Crime
Fear, drugs and profit are the driving forces behind the US's mass incarceration problem.