The grassroots opposition to President Donald Trump is hitting the streets everywhere.
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Why Wall Street Won the First Round and How We Might Win the Next
Will it take a coming crisis to finally achieve what the reaction of the 2008 financial crisis failed to do – place finance capital under restraints? Iceland may have been the exception to the rule, but it shows that democratic control of the banks is possible.
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Private Companies are Making a Killing in the Justice System
Corporations like Aramark and CCA make money at almost every step of our justice and prison systems, from processing fines to monitoring ankle bracelets and drug testing. And they make a lot of it.
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More than 1,000 Arrested In Tunisian Anti-Government Protests Five Years After Revolution
In demonstrations organized by the Union of Internal Security Forces, 300 of those detained had broken a strict curfew put in place nationwide last Friday after widespread looting and rioting broke out.
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Air Regulator Sues California Utility Over Historic Methane Leak That Poisoned Community
The stench of odorized methane fumes has sickened scores of people since the leak began on Oct. 23 and has forced SoCalGas to move residents from more than 7,700 homes in northern L.A. at the edge of the leaking gas storage field.
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150 London Students Launch Rent Strike Demanding Lower Housing Costs
Students at University College London announced this week that they'd be withholding a total of £250,000 in rent payments unless their school reduced rent costs by 40%.
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Michigan Alters Water Testing Rules In Wake of Flint Lead Poisoning Crisis
The state changed its water testing rules as a lawsuit filed by residents and advocacy groups sought to compel city and state officials to follow federal requirements for testing and treating water for lead content.
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The Populist Revolution: Bernie and Beyond
From the Syriza Party in Greece and the Podemos Party in Spain, to the rise of Jeremy Corbyn, Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, contenders with their fingers on the popular pulse are surging ahead of their establishment rivals.
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Trade Groups to Top Corporations: Resist Political Disclosure
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which spent $35 million on the 2014 midterm elections, "has a deep investment in secrecy," says Bruce Freed, president of the Center for Political Accountability.
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Growing Dissent: The Coming Year Of Protest
The financial meltdown of 2008 led to widespread unrest that culminated in the protest movements of 2011. Yet far from addressing the systemic problems exposed by the crisis, government-backed elites have only doubled down.
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Message From Minneapolis: The Time To Reinvest in Poor Communities Is Now
American taxpayers spend $126 billion a year to fund police departments nationwide – but in places like Minneapolis, black people are underprotected and overpoliced, and politicians can no longer ignore the surging wave of activism.
