If Trump indeed tanks your 401(k) to make himself and his friends even richer, the opposition party should make that the centerpiece of their attack heading into next year’s election.
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Oakland teachers return to class after 7-day strike. Here’s what they won—and lost.
The district doubled teachers’ pay raises, for starters.
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Extinction Rebellion
The British-based group Extinction Rebellion has called for nonviolent acts of civil disobedience on April 15 in capitals around the world to reverse our “one-way track to extinction.”
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‘We Will Keep Fighting’: Inside the Push to Put Democratic Women in Power for the Long Haul
The 2018 midterm elections saw a record number of women elected to Congress. Now, women are organizing to make the ‘moment’ into a movement.
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Rebel Cities 21: In India, Can People Win 'Rights to the Megacity'?
"Rights to the City" are useful for challenging authorities and elites as they attempt to prescribe solutions for sprawling urban areas of poverty. As New Delhi and Mumbai expand, those rights are more important than ever.
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Celebrating Black History Month Without the President
Any U.S. president, among other things, needs to be able to speak to diverse cultures and work towards rapprochement with a black population that has historically felt discriminated against.
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Investors Join Calls for a Food Revolution to Fight Climate Change
An influential group of investors has added its voice to a growing chorus of health professionals and scientists who are calling for radical changes to agriculture and food consumption in an effort to fight climate change, malnutrition and obesity.
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Field Notes: Why Pete Buttigieg May Be the Future of Progressivism
The 37-year-old Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is a graduate of Harvard, a Rhodes Scholar, a former Naval Intelligence officer and the first openly gay person to seek a major party’s presidential nomination.
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Thousands of Oakland Teachers Just Went On Strike. They Want More Than A Pay Raise.
They’re also demanding more support staff, smaller class sizes, and more oversight of charter schools.
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With Lopez Obrador In, Thousands Of Workers Walk Out
During the past month, between 30,000 and 40,000 maquiladora workers in Matamoros plants have walked off their jobs – and now Mexican workers elsewhere are considering following their example.
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277 Events Nationwide Protest #FakeTrumpEmergency
Protesters signed thousands of petitions, called Congress and filed lawsuits. Then on Presidents’ Day, thousands converged at 277 events nationwide to stand up against the #FakeTrumpEmergency.
