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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Surprise, Goldman Sachs: Public Bank of North Dakota Just Outperformed Wall Street
New figures reveal that public banks are safer for depositors, allow public infrastructure costs to be cut in half – and provide a non-criminal alternative to a Wall Street cartel caught in a laundry list of frauds.
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Nationwide Black Friday Protests Set To Overturn Walmart Order
Tens of thousands will be demonstrating at more than 2,200 Walmart locations across the country, calling for a minimum wage of $15 an hour for Walmart workers and access to consistent, full-time work.
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The Road to Dissent: New Poll Shows Austerity Fatigue Is Growing In Britain
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U.C. Davis Protesters Occupy Campus: "Raise Tuition and We'll Raise Hell"
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Dozens Arrested as Tar Sands Pipeline Protest Grows In British Columbia
Standing on the side of the protesters, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan vowed to wage war against fossil fuel giant Kinder Morgan.
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North Carolina's Newest U.S. Senator Accused of Cyberbullying
Raleigh resident Bibi Bowman says the fact that a police officer called her and told her to take down a Facebook post is an invasion of her privacy and a thinly-veiled attempt to intimidate her into silence.
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Welcome to the Homeowner Hunger Games
We are educating each other, we are learning from each other, we are supporting each other in this cavernous journey for justice and the “hope” that our system of laws will not continue to betray us.
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Occupying Public Spaces and Democratized Dialogue: Protests in the 21st Century
The worldwide protest sentiment is not going away anytime soon.
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San Francisco May Soon Adopt Retail Workers Bill of Rights
Proposed legislation would eliminate erratic scheduling and extend protections to part-time employees.
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Tackling Climate Change And Remaking the Economy – In Navajo Country
A proposed community-owned solar project on an abandoned coal mine in Arizona illustrates how cooperative economics make it possible to stop extracting fossil fuels — without leaving workers behind.
