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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How to Sustain the Resistance to Trump and Win
To help the tens of thousands of people who are eager to resist Trump, we’ve developed Resistance Guide, a short handbook with the analysis, skills, and tools to sustain a resistance powerful enough to win.
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Despite Threats from Spain, Catalans Might Actually Vote for—And Win—Independence
Nerves are mounting on all sides, as many suspect this could be the year the Catalans make good on their promise to secede.
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Record Number of UK Workers Are Living on the Edge With Zero-Hours Contracts
Notoriously low-paid industries rely on zero-hours contracts the most, including the leisure and hotel, retail and restaurant sectors, where record numbers of employees are left not knowing how much work they'll get from week to week.
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“Carpe Diem Politics”: How to Do More Than Just Resist
Today’s social justice movements must seize opportunities, mobilize quickly, and, finally, embrace a carnival spirit.
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The 3 Americans Who Should Pay for Medicare-for-All
One good reason for wealthier Americans to support a better health care system: as the longevity of higher-earning Americans increases relative to low-income Americans, wealthy households benefit more and more from Medicare.
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Why Are There So Many Young People In the White Nationalist Movement?
The former white supremacist Christian Picciolini believes many young people subscribe to white supremacist groups for the same reasons he did: With nowhere else to go, they find comfort in the black-and-white world view these groups promote.
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September 26-27: The Internet Descends on Washington
Internet users from across the country will converge next week on Washington, D.C., to meet directly with their members of Congress, urging them to block corporate-backed legislative bills that would end net neutrality forever.
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New Data on Tax Havens and Income Reveal America’s Great Divide
The incomes of America’s affluent are pulling away from the rest of the nation, as households in the top 5 percent saw their incomes in 2016 increase over twice as fast as households in the bottom 20 percent.
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This Former Hedge Fund Guy is a One-Man Nonprofit Investigating Some of America’s Shadiest Companies
A crack investigative reporter for his one-man nonprofit, the Southern Investigative Reporting Foundation, Roddy Boyd broke the Valeant Pharmaceuticals story and exposed a high-profile hedge fund manager's ponzi scheme that led to his incarceration.
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Letter from Athens: The Greek Oil Spill Disaster That Should Not Have Been
The oil tanker that sank last week in the gulf of Saronikos had failed to meet safety standards as early as 2008, and according to a maritime workers' union, the ship had been deemed “extremely dangerous to safe navigation.”
