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From Housing to Health Care, 7 Co-ops That Are Changing Our Economy
Here's how manufacturers, retailers, restaurants and others are doing business the cooperative way.
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Exposed: How Murdoch, Bill Gates and Big Corporations are Data Mining our Schools
The state is using its monopoly on education to benefit certain corporations—and students' personal information will be stored by News Corp.
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11 U.S. Cities Push to Dump Fossil Fuel Investments
Mayors and city councils in nearly a dozen cities announced their interest in withdrawing municipal investments from fossil fuel companies.
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Greenpeace Launches Whistleblower Site for Oil Workers
The group launched The Arctic Truth to attract whistleblowers from oil companies to reveal risks associated with drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic.
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Remake the Fed, Build Public Banks — and Opt Out of Wall Street
Should the Federal Reserve remain in private hands?
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San Francisco: "I Don’t Think You Can Survive in This City on Minimum Wage"
At the Bay Area's largest soup kitchen, working adults say full-time work no longer pays the rent.
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Why It's Time to Turn to Public Banking
With public banking, we will lend locally, refrain from risky speculation and return millions of dollars per year to states’ and municipalities’ general funds.
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Nestle's CEO Says Water Is Not a Human Right
Raking in $35 billion in annual profits from water bottle sales alone is not enough for Nestle—its Chairman wants corporations to own every last drop of water on the planet.
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WikiDemocracy: Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks Party Could Win Senate Seat In Australia
Much to the chagrin of the U.S. government, Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks Party are likely to win Senate seats in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales.
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Introducing the Green Shadow Cabinet
The Cabinet will serve as an independent voice in U.S. politics, putting the needs of people and protection of the planet ahead of profits for big corporations.