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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The Climate Crisis Is Here
The world is not only facing climate “change,” we are facing a climate crisis. For 30 years, scientists have warned that we were changing the climate. Now those predictions are coming true with a vengeance.
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Why Killing Dodd-Frank Could Lead to the Next Crash
Eliminating the bill was a top priority for Trump. So why did any Dems vote for it?
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"Morally Reprehensible" New Orleans Utility Used Paid Actors As Protesters
In a textbook case of astroturfing, the sub-contractor of a local power utility in New Orleans paid people to act as supporters of a proposed $200 million gas-fired power plant.
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How the "Bernie of Mexico" Won the Presidency
Andrés Manuel López Obrador gave the people something to vote for: expanding free college education, raising the minimum wage, fighting income inequality, and creating a massive infrastructure and jobs program.
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Evidence Mounts That Russia Covertly Swayed Brexit Just Like the U.S. Election
Putin appears to have used a billionaire businessman in Britain as a tool to pass the referendum.
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Threatened With Mass Expulsion, Italy's Roma Face An Uncertain Future
In a move echoing Donald Trump’s attacks on immigrants to the U.S., Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has announced plans to deport all Roma who are in the country illegally.
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Public Banking Comes to the Territories
A new public bank in American Samoa draws attention to the poverty and inequality in America’s territories.
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From L.A. to N.Y., Hundreds of Thousands Protest Trump's Immigration Policies
In Los Angeles, tens of thousands assembled in front of City Hall just before noon in a star- and politician-studded rally that centered on messages of humanity and empathy transcending borders.
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UN Report Slams U.S. for Criminalizing Poverty As Destitution Grows
The report concludes that the persistence of extreme poverty in the U.S. is a political choice made by people in power, and criticizes U.S. policy for making health care a privilege, not a right.
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The End of Roe
Anthony Kennedy’s retirement ensures the Supreme Court will allow states to outlaw abortion.
