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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Mega Conspiracy? How the Case Against Kim Dotcom Reveals Flaws in American Justice

Vast resources of the U.S. government are being deployed at the bidding of the entertainment industry, which saw its profits threatened by Internet pioneers like Dotcom and his Megaupload content-sharing empire.

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A Spoilt Deal: How a Dispute Over Dairy Helped Sidetrack the Trans-Pacific Partnership

The dispute between Canada and New Zealand hinges on Canada's supply management system, which features high tariffs on imports and no subsidies for farmers, keeping the price of Canada's milk products high while New Zealand's are low.

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In Alaska, Theatrics Of Obama's Climate Agenda Don't Measure Up To Promises – Or Reality

Despite his soaring rhetoric, the closer we get to the end of President Obama's presidency, the more obvious it is that a dangerous duality has ruled his policy circles – one favoring short-term interests over the very fate of the planet.

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