It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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The Pipeline Strikes Back: The Audacity of TransCanada's $15 Billion Suit Against America
The Canadian oil giant is suing under the provisions of NAFTA because the U.S. rejected the Keystone pipeline – and demanding an amount that would cover annual community college tuition costs for nearly five million U.S. students.
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The Solutions Are At Hand: Democratic Money and Capital for the Commons
Fascinating, creative initiatives around the world – from co-operative finance and crowdequity schemes to alternative currencies and reclaiming the public's control over money-creation – are emerging to strengthen the commons.
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Seattle's Soaring Rents Are Fueling Homeless Crisis As More Move To the Street
Housing costs are skyrocketing in Seattle – up 12% for a family home in the last year – and a 2012 study in the Journal of Urban Affairs showed that an increase of $100 in median rents results in a 15% increase in the homeless population.
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Michael Moore: 10 Things They Won’t Tell You About the Flint Water Tragedy, But I Will
The media, which came to the story so late, can only process so much – but if you live in Flint or the State of Michigan as I do, you know all too well that what the greater public has been told about the water crisis only scratches the surface.
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Protesters Swarm Auckland As Pacific Rim Governments Sign TPP Into Law
By 10:20 a.m. on Thursday, up to 1,000 protesters were at the Sky City Convention Centre. Their aim? Disrupt proceedings for as long as possible, and by late morning they were succeeding in shutting down large parts of the capital.
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Government’s Newest Trade Deal Is PPP: Poison the Population for Profit
Incidences of poisoned water, not isolated to Flint, are snowballing into a colossal emblem of government's prioritization of corporate interests and profit over the basic health and human rights of citizens.
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Flint Water Crisis: Michigan Officials Ignored E.P.A. Warnings About Toxicity, Expert Advice Dismissed
The federal agency warned of an unfolding toxic water crisis in Flint but was “met with resistance” by Michigan authorities, a fiery congressional hearing into the city’s public health disaster revealed Wednesday.
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Big Pharma Execs Express Worry About Presidential Candidates Demanding Reform
Responding to tough talk by presidential candidates about price gouging by drug companies, pharmaceutical executives have told investors that they are working actively to influence the political debate.
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California Attorney General Sues Utility for Methane Leak As Study Reveals Dire Climate Costs
The civil suit accuses Southern California Gas of violating state health and safety laws when it failed to promptly control the release of 80,000 metric tons of methane, a far more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
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Fight for $15 Takes On Campus Wages, Elevates Role of Universities In Labor Activism
Students at about 20 U.S. colleges, including Columbia, Northeastern and San Francisco State, are mounting campaigns demanding better pay for all campus workers.
