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A State of Emergency in France: Draconian Measures Threaten Civil Liberties
France's state of emergency laws following the Paris attacks are being used to keep climate activists under house arrest.
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Dahr Jamail | From Rising Seas to Walruses, the Arctic’s Endangerment Affects Us All
As climate disruption advances, the fragile Arctic ecosystem is on the brink.
Indigenous Climate Activists: Paris “Police State” Is the Reality Front-Line Communities Live With
“This is our element as frontline communities. This is the world we exist in.”
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When Temp Workers Die While Being Taken to the Job, Who’s Responsible?
In treating workers as replaceable units of labor, workers' most basic human needs are overlooked.
Economic Update: Ireland as a Tax Haven
This episode provides updates on immigration, economic alarmists and Ireland as a tax haven.
From Paris to Raqqa
The Paris terror attacks prompt lawmakers on Capitol Hill to take aim at refugees and encryption.
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The War on Terror Is a War on Youth: Paris and the Impoverishment of the Future
The war on youth is being waged against and by young people. They are both subjects and objects in a global cycle of violence.
The Post-Paris War on Encryption Is an Opportunistic Attack on Our Civil Liberties
The vilification of encryption - a means of protecting one's digital privacy - is threatening our civil liberties.
The Right’s Anti-Minimum-Wage Arguments Have Pretty Much Stayed the Same for 80 Years
Minimum wage opponents have tended to view it as the harbinger of economic doomsday since its inception.
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The “Sharing Economy” Is the Problem
The cooperative economy is the solution.