The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Save the Climate or Save Capitalism: Dispatch From #FloodWallStreet
This Acronym TV report from the Flood Wall Street day of action features exclusive footage, analysis and interviews with people at the heart of the movement.
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DiCaprio to World Leaders: "You Can Make History, Or You Will Be Villified By It"
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio addressed world leaders assembled for the United Nations Climate Summit early Tuesday morning urging them to address "the greatest challenge of our existence on this planet."
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Tens of Thousands March In Australia To Oppose Government's Budget
From cuts to public health to demands that government address climate change, asylum seeker rights, equitable access to university and greater equality of wealth, many thousands protested across dozens of cities last weekend.
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Got Inversion? Here's How American Companies Change Address To Avoid Corporate Taxes
In the past three years, 22 U.S. companies have relocated through mergers with or purchases of a foreign company, enabling them to escape American corporate tax laws. Learn how they're getting away with it.
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Disruption: Premieres Everywhere September 7
On Sept. 7, people will host screenings of “Disruption" ahead of the People's Climate March - in living rooms and libraries, on campuses and in community centers, all across the country.
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Gerrymandering and the Way Stolen Elections Actually Work
Most Americans think elections are rigged in favor of incumbents, and they're right. Part of the problem is that, unlike most other countries, we let politicians choose their voters.
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Chris Hedges and Lawrence Lessig: Getting Money Out of Politics, Part 1
The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist interviewed Harvard professor and MayDay SuperPAC founder Lessig Lawrence about his plans to break the hold of big money on American elections.
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The World Cup You Won’t See on TV: Protests, Tear Gas, Displaced Favela Residents
Protests are continuing on the streets of Brazil. Many Brazilians have expressed fury over Brazil spending an estimated $11 billion to host the cup while the country’s hospitals and schools remain woefully underfunded.
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Joseph Stiglitz Calls Out Corporate Tax Dodgers – Here Are 10 of Them
In this recent report for the Roosevelt Institute, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz suggests that paying our fair share of taxes and cracking down on corporate tax dodgers could be a cure for inequality and a faltering economy.
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Brazilian Military Deployed As Civil Unrest Intensifies On World Cup Opener
It would seem Brazil is gearing up for war, not football.
