Why is the US Unwilling to Pay for Good Public Transit?

The U.S. has a major and growing infrastructure gap – though chasm is a more appropriate metaphor – as poor infrastructure and failing public transit means Americans spend $120 billion each year in extra fuel and lost time.

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Cracks in Capitalism, Part II: Publicly Owned Energy Comes to London

Switched On London, a publicly owned, democratically controlled energy company, intends to provide greener, cheaper electricity to millions of residents in the British capital, signaling a potential sea change in the way big cities produce power.

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Rising US Rents Squeeze the Middle Class

Middle-income renters across the country are bearing the brunt of rapid price increases as a result of growing gentrification.

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School Board OKs Policy Allowing Pepper Spray and Suggests Trans Students Could Be On Receiving End

The fight against trans people’s use of bathrooms often presents itself in schools.

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Here's How the Political Revolution Will Continue Long After Bernie Sanders' Campaign

Bernie Sanders' call for political revolution has inspired grassroots groups to continue his work post-November.

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Wealth Belongs To All Of Us – Not Just To The Rich

As a white male, everything I have is a gift of the system.

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Breaking Free: 12 Days of Protest Open a Summer of Environmental Discontent

Global international actions this month aimed at halting fossil fuel extraction have ranged from North America to Nigeria to New Zealand and the message throughout is clear: we must act urgently to end humanity’s reliance on coal, oil and gas.

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Leaks In Depth: New Database Reveals Thousands of Secret Offshore Companies

The searchable database published Monday by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists displays more than 300,000 entities from the Panama Papers and Offshore Leaks investigations.

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The Rich Have You Beat in Retirement, Too

The best-paid U.S. workers are on track for 11 times more money than the lowest-paid.

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The TTIPing Point: German Protests Threaten Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal

Unprecedented protests of a scope not seen since the Iraq war in Germany have pushed negotiations over the Trans-Atlantic free trade agreement to a TTIPing point – and what some call the brink of collapse.

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