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Economy & Labor
Global Capitalist Crisis and the North American Free Trade Agreement: Reflections 21 Years On
The TPP is just the latest in more than two decades of trade agreements that have opened the world to corporate plunder.
Environmental Group Warns Santa Barbara Oil Spill Cleanup Workers to Protect Their Health
An open letter advises those affected by the Santa Barbara spill not to participate in the clean-up effort.
The United States’ Focus on Competition Fails Us All
Teaching competition from kindergarten up makes us stupid and uninventive.
Turn Left on Main Street
The “loudest voices in the room” aren't populists or progressives; they belong to the auctioneers selling our government to the highest bidders.
US Interior Department Compelled to Reveal Extent of Fracking in Gulf of Mexico
The extent of Gulf fracking is currently unknown and environmentalists say it poses a serious threat to coastal communities and marine life.
As US Drops Havana From Terror List, Cuba Aims to Preserve Sovereignty and Independence
While Cuba is now off the terrorism list, most of the US sanctions remain in place.
US Military Expansion in Africa Is About Domination and Exploitation, Not Humanitarian Concerns
Author Nick Turse discusses how Africa is targeted for its rich natural resources and coveted geopolitical military positioning by foreign nations like the US and China.
To Protect Animals, Support Rescuers
As more people begin rejecting the violence humans inflict on animals, animal rescuers can win in the court of public opinion.
Anti-Austerity Sentiments Spread Beyond Greece
The bigger question is what transpires a year or two after Grexit, when the real risk to the euro isn't that Greece fails, but that it succeeds.
How Shorter Work Hours Can Help the Climate and Women’s Equality
In the face of looming ecological catastrophe, can unions help restructure work itself? And what's gender inequality got to do with it?