“Yes We Can!" From Spain to Britain to America, a Revitalized Left Is Emerging

What began in Zuccotti Park and then spread across North America was a major contributor to the Bernie Sanders phenomenon that has forced leftwing ideas into the U.S. political conversation for the first time in decades.

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Citizen Trump: How an American Caudillo Came to Dominate the 2016 Presidential Race

The religions and ethnicities may have changed, but the core nativism that the former Celebrity Apprentice host promotes is much the same: a full-throated call for a simpler, more ignorant time that only ever existed in the imagination.

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As Climate Crisis Deepens, Environment Remains Off the Mainstream Radar

It seems little consolation that some day, not far in the future, activists will be able to say “I told you so” to all those who downplayed or denied the existence of global warming – none of whom will be immune to the consequences.

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Why Student Loans are Creating a Permanent U.S. Underclass

With private lenders out of the business, government is now in charge of issuing newer debt – but rather than alleviating the problem faced by young Americans, some programs on offer seem as predatory as what came before them.

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Environmentalists and Indigenous People Flex New Muscle In Canada's Resource Wars

A major obstacle facing new oil transport projects is the strong resistance from Canada’s indigenous First Nations, who own or claim much of the land that the proposed pipelines would cross.

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Growing Dissent: The Coming Year Of Protest

The financial meltdown of 2008 led to widespread unrest that culminated in the protest movements of 2011. Yet far from addressing the systemic problems exposed by the crisis, government-backed elites have only doubled down.

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“Say Their Names"–Abused Women of Color Seek Justice Across North America

More than 1,200 indigenous women were either murdered or went missing in Canada from 1980 to 2012.

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Oligarchy Online: Why We’re Fighting the Net Neutrality Battle, Again

It's possible that the half dozen current court cases challenging net neutrality represent the most important free speech battle of the century.

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New Site Maps Indigenous Land Claims, Bringing Security To Communities Worldwide

LandmarkMap, which provides information about indigenous and community lands on the national and local level, could be the most authoritative source for people seeking to secure rights to their most vital resource.

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Here's What A Solidarity Economy Looks Like – from Quebec to Chicago to Mexico

Montreal’s first Community Development Corporation was created in 1984, and since then the community-based economic model has spurred 15 such corporations across the province.

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