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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Why A Brexit Would Make Working People Worse Off In Britain
Ordinary working people will pay the price for a Brexit – with the cost of energy bills likely to increase £500 per family per year, car manufacturing and farming jobs being lost, and the hospitality and leisure industries taking a severe hit.
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This California Bill Would Make Is Easier To Invest in Local Farms, Energy and Business
The California Local Economies Securities Act aims to make it possible for small farms, agricultural land trusts, coops, nonprofits with business income, and renewable energy systems to raise capital without going through a costly permitting process.
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How Payday Lenders Are Beating Back Reform in Alabama
The payday loan industry has made sure Alabama lawmakers are swimming in dirty cash and consistently stifling reform.
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Keep It In the Ground: These 10 Victories Show A Growing, Winning Climate Movement
Cancelled pipelines. Rejected terminals. Shelved lease sales. Here are just a few of the polluting projects that have been squashed in the face of mounting public opposition and a burgeoning cry to keep fossil fuels in the ground.
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US Doctors Call for Universal Healthcare: "Abolish the Insurance Companies"
A group of more than 2,000 physicians is calling for the establishment of a government-run universal healthcare system in the US, saying the Affordable Care Act didn't go far enough in removing barriers to healthcare access.
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College Would Be Free In America If Corporations Paid Reagan-Era Taxes
Big businesses paid an effective tax rate of nearly 32 percent during Reagan’s eight years in office, but under Obama they have enjoyed paying just 22.8 percent – the average annual difference coming out to around $166 billion in corporate profit.
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Funding Crisis Escalates As British Schools Face Sharpest Cuts Since the 1970s
With more teachers being made redundant, class sizes swelling, head teachers wrestling with holes in their budgets, the picture in Britain’s modern-day classrooms is bleak.
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Can the Climate Movement Break Free from the "Jobs Vs. Environment" Debate?
A growing green industry born of the United States’ hostile labor climate is unlikely to produce steady, good paying jobs without a fight.
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U.S. Cities May Be Taking Banks to Court For the Foreclosure Crisis
From L.A. to Miami to Providence, families who lost their homes weren’t the only ones hurt by the foreclosure crisis – so there’s an argument to be made that they shouldn’t be the only ones who can go after the lenders.
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Colorado Supreme Court Blocks Local Bans on Fracking, Handing Gift to Big Oil
The state's highest court on Monday halted cities' efforts to limit oil and gas development near people, ruling state power to promote industry trumps local bans, which the court deemed "invalid and unenforceable."
