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Indigenous leaders are warning of increased violence in the fight to save their dwindling forests and ecosystems from extractive companies.

The fact that the citizens of “red” and “blue” states live in what are essentially two countries with very different governments has largely flown under the radar, but it …

Costa Rica's 2014 elections were essentially a litmus test for public opinion on the neoliberal policies promoted by CAFTA, the IMF and World Bank, with public opinion overwhelmingly opposed …

Nomi Prins writes a painstakingly researched history of the financial industry's collusion with the White House to create a self-serving United States financial policy.

Laura Flanders: Chokwe Lumumba's economic vision should be carried on.

A recent debate between Jonathan Chait and Ta-Nehisi Coates reveals the misconceptions that rule America's understanding of race and poverty.

Despite US-backed violence against them, indigenous communities are fighting back as multinational corporations encroach on their lands.

If you want a news story that will glue eyes, then think of it this way: on September 12, 2001, the national security state entered the cockpit of the …

The idea that one shouldn't worry about inequality because everyone will benefit as money trickles down, has been thoroughly discredited

Mainstream media, cued by corporate press releases, routinely claim that America's schools are markedly inferior to schools in other developed nations. The claim is part of an organized campaign …