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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Weekend Anti-Austerity March In London Draws 50,000
"This will be a peaceful, effortless, joyful revolution and I'm very grateful to be involved in the People's Assembly," comedian and protest organizer Russell Brand told the crowd.
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Scholar Behind Viral "Oligarchy" Study Tells Us What It Means
Contrary to what decades of political science research might lead you to believe, ordinary U.S. citizens have virtually no influence over what their government does.
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Recent Crimes of the FBI: Who Is Watching the Watchers?
Is the FBI the kind of government institution we want to keep funding with our taxes – and are its actions acceptable to a public that's been made to look and feel ever more like the enemy, rather than the protected?
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The 50 Companies That Rule the 50 States
This map, designed by telecommunications firm Broadview Networks, reveals the largest companies in each U.S. state based on revenue.
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Repressing World Cup Protests Is Booming Business for Brazilian Corporation
Rio-based company Condor Nonlethal Technologies is swimming in profit after a $22-million contract providing tear gas, rubber bullets, Tasers, and light and sound grenades to police and private security forces.
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WikiLeaks Reveals Secret Global Trade Deal for Corporations to Operate with Impunity
The Trade in Services Agreement would make it easier for transnational corporations to make huge profits without complying with national laws.
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The Ownership Revolution: A Future Emerging After Capital
Credit unions — member-owned, one-person, one-vote banks — control more than $1.1 trillion in assets, as much as those of some of Wall Street’s largest financial institutions.
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Citing Crimes Of Transnationals, A Global Campaign Rises to Dismantle Corporate Power
Starting Monday in Geneva, an unprecedented initiative by 85 countries seeks to establish a legally binding instrument to stop corporate impunity and provide access to justice for victims of corporate crimes.
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Absurd Record Costs Of London Commercial Real Estate Reflects Widened Wealth Gap
As office buildings surpass the height of the property boom prices in 2007, London’s extreme commercial property costs are representative of today's outrageous levels of wealth and expenditures.
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Tax Them, Tax Them, Tax Them: 5 Extreme Acts of Greed Harming America
If a revolution is to take place, Americans – especially young Americans – need to know the facts, and they need to know how they're getting cheated, and they need to get angry.
