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Building the Institutions for Revolt
"People who understand power tend to have the patience to build a base, do the training, raise the money, so when they go into action they surprise people,” says community organizer Michael Gecan of the Industrial Areas Foundation.
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Government: 18 Million Could Lose Coverage After Obamacare Repeal
The Congressional Budget Office also estimated that premiums for policies purchased through the marketplaces or directly from insurers would increase by 20 to 25 percent next year if Obamacare is repealed without a replacement.
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President Obama Has Commuted Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
While not technically a pardon, the order reduces Manning’s sentence from 35 years to just over seven years.
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Trump, Betsy DeVos and the Plan to End Democratic Education
The president-elect has already pledged $20 billion to expand voucher programs nationwide, and his appointee for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, views dismantling public education as a mission from God.
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Are Tube Strikes In London Setting the Course for U.K. Labor Unrest To Come?
Strikers are protesting job losses that have led to a shortage of station staff, which they say is endangering passenger safety and reducing the level of customer service.
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Facing Right-Wing Future, Local-Level Resistance to Trump Agenda Swells
The incoming administration has fueled a new level of political activism.
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Nader Calls for a New 1 Percent
In his latest book, the critic and activist proposes the creation and activation of a new 1 percent — one that will expose “conditions of deprivation and abuse” and champion “basic fair play.”
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"Fat Cat Wednesday" Reveals Staggering Pay Gap Between British Executives and Workers
Findings from the High Pay Centre show jaw-dropping levels of inequality in Britain, where executives earning £1,000 per hour exceeded the average U.K. annual salary of £28,000 by lunchtime on Jan. 3 – dubbed Fat Cat Wednesday.
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Remembering Anthony Atkinson, Godfather of Research into Income and Wealth Distribution
With a new Congress and White House committed to wealth’s concentration, we’ll sorely miss the scholar who dedicated his life to documenting wealth’s maldistribution.
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Nicaragua Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Vows 90% Renewables by 2020
In 2012, Nicaragua invested the fifth highest percentage worldwide of its GDP in developing renewable energy, and now it is reaping the benefits.
