The burgeoning pro-democracy, anti-Trump movement known as 50501 expects to drive tens and possibly hundreds of thousands to protest in 1,000 cities and towns on Saturday.
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U.K. Coalition Government Helped Rich By Hammering Poor
The report to be released Monday shows key British politicians enabling a significant transfer of income from the least well-off half of the population to the more affluent in the past four years.
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Unlike Corporations and Millionaires, Unions Disclose Midterms Dark Money
Not all dark money is the same – meaning the imbalance of disclosure requirements give corporations and wealthy individuals greater secrecy in elections than organized labor.
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Saving the Planet, One Meal at a Time
With animal agriculture as the leading cause of species extinction, water pollution, ocean dead zones and habitat destruction, becoming vegan is the most important and direct change we can immediately make.
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Elizabeth Warren: It’s Time To Work On America’s Agenda
For all the talk of change in Washington, one thing has not changed: the stock market and gross domestic product keep going up, while families are getting squeezed hard by an economy that isn’t working for them.
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British Universities In Revolt As Nov. 19 Protests Push for Free Education Across U.K.
Paying fees to attend university turns students into consumers and universities into privatized businesses – as the purpose of learning changes from a broad social good to become [one] based on creating profits.”
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10 Things You Need To Know About the U.S.-China Climate Deal
350.org founder Bill McKibben breaks down this week's announcement from President Obama and Premier Xi – which he calls a sign that public pressure is working, and that we need to apply much more.
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Why the World Needs Anonymous
Anonymity is under attack, and yet the actions of a ragtag band of hackers, activists, and rabble-rousers reveal how important it remains.
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Fast-Food Workers In Denmark Make $20/Hour As U.S. Employees Fight for $15
“Sometimes I ask, ‘Do I buy food or do I buy them clothes? If I made $20 an hour, I could actually live, instead of dreaming about living.”
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How Voters In Richmond, Calif., Defied Chevron Money To Re-Elect Progressives
The oil giant spent more than $3 million on the Richmond election, but voters rejected the candidates Chevron supported in favor of a scrappy, volunteer-driven coalition.
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Red Cross Launches Emergency Food Aid In U.K. for First Time Since WWII
Amid harsh welfare cuts, the economic downturn, and with winter fast approaching, the charity has been asked to step in and help Britain's starving families.
