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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The Quixotic Rise of Russell Brand
When Fox News hosts decided to attack Russell Brand's "Newsnight" appearance, they all but released the genie.
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Fixed Fortunes: Biggest Corporate Political Interests Spent Billions, and Got Trillions In Return
Between 2007 and 2012, 200 of America’s most politically active corporations spent a combined $5.8 billion on federal lobbying and campaign contributions – and were paid back $4.4 trillion in federal business and support.
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Introducing The Next System Project
It's time to face the depth of the systemic crisis – to explore genuine alternatives and new models, and to debate what it will take to move our country to a very different place.
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The Real Cyber Bullies: How Big Business Is Helping Expand NSA Surveillance
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, which President Obama could sign this month, represents a major new privacy threat to individuals as it enables corporations to feed massive amounts of communications to businesses and state.
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Youth Leading America's New Civil Rights Movement Explain How to Activate Their Generation
As established progressive organizations and political groups struggle to bring in and engage younger audiences, Rev. William Barber suggests appealing to their desire to do something big for the world that will have a multi-generational impact.
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Guardian Media Divests £800 Million from Fossil Fuels; Syracuse U. Dumps $1.18 Billion
The Guardian Media Group became the largest fund yet known to pull out of coal, oil and gas companies, while Syracuse University announced it too was divesting its billion dollar portfolio of fossil fuels.
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Crops Rot as Massive Farmworker Strike Continues in Baja California
Some 50,000 mostly indigenous farmworkers have gone on strike in the Mexican border state to demand better pay and working conditions — bringing agricultural production to a standstill since mid-March.
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LA City Council Approves $2.45 Million Deal with Occupy Protesters
The agreement settles all claims involving Occupy L.A. protesters arrested during a violent "shock and awe" clash with Los Angeles police in 2011.
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Reports Show Austerity Is Hitting the UK’s Poorest Regions the Hardest
As wealth inequality deepens in the U.K., recent research by the Institute of Fiscal Studies shows it’s the most deprived areas – and the poorest households – that are bearing the brunt of incessant austerity policies.
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Seeds of Change: Corporate Power, Grassroots Resistance and the Battle For the Food System
Despite the power wielded by agribusiness giants that quash legislation designed to protect consumer and farmer interests against genetically modified foods, the global resistance is growing.
