We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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Genetically Modified Justice: Why the Supreme Court Ruled for Monsanto
Farmers must pay Monsanto each time they plant the company’s genetically modified soybeans, the Supreme Court ruled this week, rejecting an Indiana farmer’s argument that his unorthodox techniques did not violate the company’s patent.
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How Big Oil and the GOP Subverted American Democracy
Morally twisted right-wing orthodoxy has taken the “conserve” out of conservatism, as GOP honchos' knee jerk slavishness to petroleum interests have infected America.
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Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution
In this Chapter Five excerpt from his new book, "What Then Must We Do? Straight Talk About the Next Revolution," Alperovitz talks about what's wrong with our political and economic systems and how we can transform them.
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Following Backlash, Tennessee Gov Vetoes Ag-Gag Bill
After thousands of Tennesseans protested the new law, Gov. Bill Haslam has vetoed his state’s “ag-gag” bill that would have criminalized undercover investigations at horse stables and factory farm facilities.
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Europe's Other Crisis: The Rise of the "Respectable" Far Right
As much as we need economic alternatives, we also need to confront the racism and xenophobia prevalent across Europe.
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Could Fracking Escalate the West’s Water Wars?
Nearly half of the country’s fracking wells are in water-stressed regions—in particular Texas and Colorado—where billions of gallons of water are spent, leading to potential conflicts among drillers, farmers and homeowners.
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BNotes, Time Dollars and Local Currencies: Remaking American Finance
More and more people are asking: how do we opt out of Wall Street now? Local and alternative currencies, for a start.
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The Wrong Men: How the DHS Failed to Prevent Terrorism
When they should have been investigating Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s extremist ties in 2011, Homeland Security and the Boston Police were busy collecting information on peaceful antiwar activists from Code PINK and Veterans for Peace.
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Tax Haven Exposé Pushes Countries to Launch Investigations
Drawing from a leaked trove of 2.5 million digital files, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists opened the secrets of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts and nearly 130,000 individuals in 170 countries.
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Stiglitz: Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream
Like the housing crisis that preceded it, the student debt crisis is intimately connected to America’s soaring inequality.
