The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
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How Activists Put Protection of the Internet Back on the National Agenda
Over 3.4 million Internet users took action against the FCC’s proposed rules in recent weeks – grassroots pressure that forced tech giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to get off the sidelines.
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100 Years On, Why Is Great Britain Trying to Rewrite the Legacy of World War I?
As Britain's Education Secretary remakes the school curriculum to paint English military history in a more favorable light, questions are rising as to the accuracy – or propaganda – that the U.K. government is promoting.
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Bringing Bucks to Main Street With a State-Owned Bank of California
The Golden State can lead others down the path of debt peonage and keep paying for Wall Street's blunders – or we can be a model for establishing state economic sovereignty.
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United We Stand Music Fest Calls on Young People to Seize Politics – And Power
The unique brand of politics, activism and music coming together for a single festival is designed to inspire America’s youth to educate themselves and exercise their civil liberties.
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Why Is the U.S. Military Indoctrinating Our K-12 Math and Science Kids?
The Department of Defense runs more than a dozen national programs and spends tens of millions of dollars each year to "penetrate schools," pushing a high-tech Army message to young students.
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New Populist Political Party – The After Party – Launches in Detroit
A new populist party founded by Occupy Wall Street organizers launched in Detroit over May Day weekend.
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Vermont Calls for Constitutional Convention to Get Money Out of Politics
On Friday, Vermont became the first state to call for a convention to amend the Constitution to reverse the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
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Almost Half Of New Yorkers Are Poor
Nearly half of New Yorkers were making less than 150 percent of the poverty threshold.
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In Google's Inequality Valley, Women Are Paid Shockingly Less than Men
There's a growing male hegemony in "Inequality Valley."
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Fracking in British Columbia Is Running Wild – Rivaling Tar Sands Emissions
With a current gas boom producing some 73 million tons of greenhouse gases a year, British Columbia’s natural gas emissions could nearly equal those of Alberta’s tar sands by as early as 2020.
