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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100 Ohio Officials Tell Governor: Time to Ban Fracking In the State
Mayors, county commissioners and city councilors have issued a letter to Ohio Gov. John Kasich asking for the right to ban the hazardous drilling practice within state borders.
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Anti-Fossil Fuel Protests Sweep New York and Vermont
On the anniversary of the Lac-Mégantic crude oil disaster, activists staged protests last week aimed at stopping the transportation and use of fossil fuels, and scored arrests in the process.
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With "Mental Waterboarding" Germany Tells Greece: Surrender Fiscal Sovereignty In Return for Bailout
A weekend of high tension that threatened to break Europe in two climaxed on Sunday night when the leaders of Germany and France presented Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with the ultimatum.
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The Extremist Governor: What Scott Walker Doesn't Want You to Know
The punditocracy may declare Walker the “most electable” based on his plain vanilla demeanor and shortage of gaffes – but his record as Wisconsin governor makes him the most dangerous, extremist candidate on the GOP stage.
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Exxon Scientist: Oil Giant Knew 35 Years Ago About Climate Change – And Denied It Ever After
A newly discovered email from Exxon's in-house climate expert reveals the world's biggest oil company knew about climate change but spent more than $30 million on think tanks and researchers who denied its existence.
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Greece's "No" Reveals A Young European Generation Fed Up With the E.U.
It's not just Greece – this is largely the same demographic that backed the “yes” movement for Scottish independence from the U.K., and which supports the Podemos party in Spain.
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New Path, Next System: Juliet Schor on Inequality and the Climate Crisis
We’ve got to find a new path that allows us to solve both climate and economic deprivation at the same time – and we can only do that with a whole different kind of system.
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Spaniards Escalate Protests Against New Gag Law Outlawing Public Dissent
The day before the new law went into effect last week, thousands of people protested in over 30 Spanish cities, saying the gag rule will severely restrict democratic freedoms of speech and peaceful assembly.
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Corporate Capitalism Is the Foundation of Police Brutality and the Prison State
No discussion of race is possible without a discussion of capitalism and class – and until that happens, despite reforms to the criminal justice system, the state will continue to murder and imprison poor people of color with impunity.
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People Have the Power: Patti Smith's Summer of Rebellion
She has electrified Europe in recent weeks with politically bold concerts – with the Greek anti-austerity party Syriza using her song "People Have the Power" as a staple at campaign rallies.
