It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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A Credit Union in Puget Sound Elects a Different Future
The Puget Sound Cooperative Credit Union in Washington State has helped locals divest from JPMorgan Chase and now holds $30 million of the community's assets.
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Europe Seeks to Ban Deep-Sea Trawling
Deep-sea trawlers in Europe operate at a financial loss and rely on taxpayers to foot the bill for the destruction of the ocean floor.
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House Democrats Demand Hearing on Massive Oil and Gas Spills in Colorado Floods
Two congressmen are trying to investigate toxic spills caused by massive flooding in Colorado, where oil and gas well drilling has doubled since 2006.
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Life at the End of the Pipeline: Fighting Tar Sands in Houston's East End
Can the climate justice and other U.S. social movements better support communities of color like Manchester, Texas, which are already bearing a disproportionate burden of tar sands refining, pollution and the illnesses that come with it?
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Oregon Public Workers Win Zero-Concessions Contract through Strike Threat
Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber supported attacks on health care, wages and work conditions, but backed down this summer when Service Employees 503, Oregon's largest union, proved organized and ready to wage a statewide strike.
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Breaking Bad: Greed, Capitalism and Walter White’s Paper Empire
The story of Breaking Bad’s Walter White is, in many ways, also the story of the free market and the perils of capitalism, greed and success.
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Rebelling Against Massive Use of Pesticides, Brazilians Shift To Organic Foods
One of the reasons Brazilians are now growing, selling and eating high quantities of organics is because the country is the biggest user of pesticides per capita in the world – an unfortunate distinction Brazil has held since 2008.
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What To Do About Surveillance and the FISA Court?
If we settle for merely feel-good reforms to FISA and security state overreach, there is a clear and present danger of another big scandal whenever the next Snowden blows the whistle.
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Anti-GMO Victory: Senate to Kill Monsanto Protection Act Amid Outrage
In a major win brought upon by activism and public outrage, new legislation changes will shut down the Monsanto Protection Act rider that granted Monsanto protection from legal action.
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Taking Over, Taking Back: Breaking Doors Down to Open Homes Up
The short documentary by filmmakers Jessica Murphy and Elissa Nadworny highlights the work of the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign, a coalition of homeowners, renters and houseless people organizing to take over vacant, bank-owned houses.
