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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Chomsky: How Edward Snowden Became the World's Most Wanted Criminal
Power must not be exposed to the sunlight – and Snowden failed to comprehend this essential maxim.
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‘And Still We Rise’: Palestinian Soccer Stands Tall
“It’s like those words of your poet who just died, Maya Angelou, her words that we see written on the walls that surround us: ‘And still we rise.’”
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Corporations Are Not People. Period.
80% of the American public believes corporations should not have the same rights as people. Yet our community is one of thousands that has been slapped down in the name of “corporate personhood.”
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CEO's Made 331 Times As Much as Their Workers Last Year
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Texas Fracking Verdict Puts Oil and Gas Industry On Notice About Toxic Emissions
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Collaborative Consumption: Berlin's Leila Project Adds New Facet to the Share Economy
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Will New Federal Law Lead to Privatization of U.S. City Water Systems?
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Protests Threaten to Paralyze Brazil Ahead of World Cup
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Gezi Movement Erupts on Anniversary As Turkish Leader Lashes Out With Force
Turkey’s strongman prime minister has mobilized the power of the state to head off another popular uprising against rising authoritarian rule.
