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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How America's Largest Worker Owned Co-Op Is Lifting People Out of Poverty
Cooperative Home Care Associates has 2,300 workers who enjoy good wages, regular hours and family health insurance.
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind: UK Supply Chains Likely Beset with Slavery
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DC Court Ruling Helps Preserve Historic West Virginia Labor Battle Site from Coal Mining
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Pay To Play: Whose Presidential Campaign Will Your Pension Finance?
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As the outrage in Ferguson takes on new forms and becomes less openly confrontational, the shooting of Michael Brown has started a nationwide dialogue about race, class and American law enforcement.
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Voting Yes: Radical Independence for a Democratic, Green and Just Scotland
The vote on Independence is a moment of unprecedented possibility for Scotland to peacefully reject the U.K.'s failed neoliberal agenda.
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Voice, Vigor, Vote: Retaking People's Democracy From Monied Interests
Grassroots organizations that once made American democracy strong plummeted in the Reagan era – when political parties stopped representing the views of constituents and turned instead to money.
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Four Reasons America’s Solar Revolution Is Winning – And Has Only Just Begun
One exciting driver behind the surge in rooftop solar systems has been the plummeting costs – along with the innovative ways people are getting solarized.
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How California's “Kill Switch” Law on Cell Phones Could Be Used to Disrupt Protests
The California bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown this week allows government to disrupt communications under certain guidelines – but includes an “emergency” exception that requires no independent approval.
