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Elizabeth Warren: It’s Time To Work On America’s Agenda
For all the talk of change in Washington, one thing has not changed: the stock market and gross domestic product keep going up, while families are getting squeezed hard by an economy that isn’t working for them.
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British Universities In Revolt As Nov. 19 Protests Push for Free Education Across U.K.
Paying fees to attend university turns students into consumers and universities into privatized businesses – as the purpose of learning changes from a broad social good to become [one] based on creating profits.”
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10 Things You Need To Know About the U.S.-China Climate Deal
350.org founder Bill McKibben breaks down this week's announcement from President Obama and Premier Xi – which he calls a sign that public pressure is working, and that we need to apply much more.
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Why the World Needs Anonymous
Anonymity is under attack, and yet the actions of a ragtag band of hackers, activists, and rabble-rousers reveal how important it remains.
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Fast-Food Workers In Denmark Make $20/Hour As U.S. Employees Fight for $15
“Sometimes I ask, ‘Do I buy food or do I buy them clothes? If I made $20 an hour, I could actually live, instead of dreaming about living.”
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How Voters In Richmond, Calif., Defied Chevron Money To Re-Elect Progressives
The oil giant spent more than $3 million on the Richmond election, but voters rejected the candidates Chevron supported in favor of a scrappy, volunteer-driven coalition.
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Red Cross Launches Emergency Food Aid In U.K. for First Time Since WWII
Amid harsh welfare cuts, the economic downturn, and with winter fast approaching, the charity has been asked to step in and help Britain's starving families.
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The Billion Dollar A Month Club: A Runaway Transfer of Wealth to the Super-Rich
As the stock market climbs to new heights, and the regulations that once protected the majority of Americans have disappeared, is it time to admit our society is split beyond repair?
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Pay Rent or Drink Water: The Human Rights Crisis in Detroit Escalates
Despite mass protests, the emergency management water shutoffs in Detroit have resumed – even as UN experts call the water disconnects "contrary to human rights" and activists decry them as "genocide."
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Climate Denial Is Now Shaping the G20 Summit In Australia, Where Coal Is King
Prime Minister Tony Abbott, an avowed skeptic of human-caused climate change, has resisted calls for global warming to be discussed when world leaders gather this week.
