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Election Losses Don’t Stop Corporate Efforts to Block Voter-Approved Minimum Wage Hikes
Corporate lobbyists and their legislative allies are working to block, delay, even rewrite the laws approved on Election Day.
Neo-Nazis Exploit Oakland’s Tragedy to Target Activist Hubs and DIY Venues Nationwide
Neo-Nazi groups are using the Oakland warehouse fire to have leftist organizing spaces shut down for code violations.
European Councils Build Solidarity Cities at the Local Level
European city councils have launched an initiative to coordinate their responses to the migrant crisis.
Holiday Special: An Interview With Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders gives his most extensive broadcast interview since Election Day.
Some “Unrecognized” Tribes Still Waiting After 130 Years
Tribes without federal recognition have “second-class status.”
“Absolutely Frightening”: Greenpeace Responds to Trump’s Call for a New Nuclear Arms Race
President-elect Donald Trump raised the prospect of a new global arms race on Thursday.
Will Trump End the Ban on Endorsing Candidates From the Pulpit?
The Johnson Amendment is the 1954 law that forbids churches from specifically speaking in favor of or against a candidate from the pulpit.
House Report Warns Congress Against Anti-Encryption Measures
Lawmakers are being urged to abandon plans to mandate backdoors to encrypted information.
Dystopian Donald: The Future According to Trump
Can you doubt that we're in a dystopian age?
Ode to the Death Tax
The often ignored and misrepresented estate tax faces abolition posing a threat to democracy.