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Economy & Labor
People vs. Big Oil: A Mosaic of Oil and Attack Dogs
A defining image of 2016 is attack dogs ripping the flesh of Native American protesters in North Dakota.
Wall Street Spends $2.3 Million a Day to Stall Financial Reforms
Top executives in the financial sector have been spending an incredible $2.3 million a day to stall and deep-six needed reforms.
Trump’s Alleged Fraud and Child Rape: The Stranger-Than-Fiction Story of Election 2016
Itu2019s been an incredibly strange political year.
Swing Voters Want Wall Street Reform
Seventy percent of voters in four battleground states support breaking the big banks and eliminating favors for Wall Street.
The Real Living Wage? $17.28 an Hour — at Least
In almost every state, a worker needs more than $15 an hour to make ends meet.
Fighting at Standing Rock With AIM Founder Dennis Banks
A historic gathering is taking place against the Dakota Access pipeline at Standing Rock.
Co-op Member-Owners Organize for Democracy and Integrity at La Montañita in New Mexico
La Montanita is a 40-year-old cooperative with six stores in three cities.
Trump’s Wall Ignores the Economic Logic of Undocumented Immigrant Labor
US recruitment of undocumented workers has drawn millions over the border as we have invested in policing that same border.
2016 Is “Biggest Year Ever” for Marijuana Reform, Advocates Say
Marijuana is on nine state ballots this election. Is this a turning point for the US's failed 80-year-long prohibition?
The Life and Times of the 1%
Dominant ownership, multiple income streams and a thoroughly skewed money system provide those at the top of the wealth pyramid with incredible power.