Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Opposition Grows Fierce to Austerity Cuts in Portland
The Portland government's narrowly constructed and carefully controlled austerity narrative, meant to divide and weaken the city
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Soros: Making the Case for Eurobonds
If Germany is opposed to Eurobonds, it should consider leaving the euro.
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The Fossil Fuel Resistance: A New Movement is Emerging
As the world burns, a new movement to reverse climate change is emerging — fiercely, loudly and right next door.
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The Question of Socialism is About to Open Up in These United States
With Americans' interest in socialism rising, we need to seriously consider alternative designs to the current system.
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Hawaiians Against Monsanto: The Struggle to Reclaim Paradise
Hawaii is the world’s ground zero for chemical testing and food engineering, with companies like Monsanto executing thousands of open-field-test experiments of pesticide-resistant crops over the last 20 years.
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Revealed: ACLU Obtains IRS Email Privacy Memos
Newly released documents show that in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service has claimed American Internet users "do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy" when it comes to their emails being snooped on.
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One Multi-Millionaire is Turning North Carolina into Tea Party Utopia
With no remaining checks to Republican rule in North Carolina, the state has now become a haven for some of the most ideological — and ill-considered — tea party fantasies dressed up as legislation.
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Look out Monsanto: The Global Food Movement Is Rising
The book Harvesting Justice isn’t just a look at the world’s most exciting food justice groups—it’s also a knockout organizing tool.
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Injecting Democracy Into Public Spending
Through a civic reform called participatory budgeting, thousands of residents in New York, Chicago and the Bay Area will be deciding over the next month how nearly $20 million of tax dollars are allocated to their cities.
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In Districts With Widest Gender Wage Gaps, Congressmen Oppose Fair Pay Laws
Four out of five of the U.S. congressional districts with the widest gender-based wage gaps are represented by congressmen who oppose equal pay laws.
