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Workers Confront Walmart Executives at Star-Studded Company Event
Three years into their movement, OUR Walmart members go to the belly of the beast to shake up a shareholders' meeting.
Visual Activist Zanele Muholi: We Have to Document Hate Crimes
Hate crimes are the binding factor in the LGBTI community, and Muholi says that can change with documentation.
The Geopolitics of the US’ Global Decline: Washington vs. China in the 21st Century
US leadership has failed to grasp the significance of a radical global change underway.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Study Confirms US Presidents Serve the Wealthy Over the Poor, and More
Data suggests presidents “shirk citizen control,” and more.
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I Just Can’t Even: The ’16 GOP Field
The 2016 GOP primary season is going to be a mind-killing bloodbath, and there is still space on the clown bus waiting to be filled.
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How the Retail Industry Keeps People of Color in Poverty
The retail industry will keep expanding as a pillar of the low-wage economy.
From Occupying Banks to City Hall: Meet Barcelona’s New Mayor Ada Colau
A longtime anti-eviction activist has just been elected mayor of Barcelona.
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.
Beyond the Drone Debate: Should US Military and CIA Be Judge, Jury and Executioner?
Public debate on drones has centered on the method of targeted killing rather than whether assassination is legal, moral or effective policy.
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Strengthen the Middle Class and the Country With Higher Wages
Los Angeles' progress in pushing for a living wage may be the catalyst the US needs to raise wages across the country.