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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Comprehending Climate Change
Climate change is the mother of all conundrums: too big to fear, too invisible to see, too unpredictable to predict. Different generations react to it at different speeds, and changing the mind is a slow business indeed.
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The Rich and the Rest of Us
A week ago, the U.S. government announced that 7.2 percent of Americans in the labor force earn so little that they are living in poverty. In other words: for the working poor, simply having a job isn’t enough.
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Charlotte Braces for the "Extraordinary"
Occupy Charlotte and coalition partners will confront their city's new "Extraordinary Event" law when they turn out Thursday to disrupt Duke Energy's annual shareholder meeting.
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Letter from California: I Am a Slut.
You might not have seen any news about the Unite Against the War on Women rally held Saturday in Sacramento, as the media didn’t cover it. But we left a footprint.
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The Dangers of Co-option
“Co-optation” is the word you hear activists whisper, whether you’re in New York, Atlanta or Albuquerque. Are unions and liberal groups like MoveOn valuable allies? Or do they pose a threat?
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Occupy the Hunger Games? Well, Yes, Actually
The trilogy about a mass youth uprising that overthrows a tyrannical 1% ruling class has riveted readers and viewers of all ages. But how much will this heroic tale of revolution impact teenagers facing a very real crisis over their future?
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"Festive, Righteous Anger": Occupy Makes a May Day Comeback
From the Free University to the Occupy Guitarmy to a Wildcat Strike to a massive march down Broadway, tens of thousands of New Yorkers came out to celebrate May Day - and make clear that the Occupy Spring is just beginning.
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Think They're Watching You? You're Right
You don't have to commit a crime to be tracked, surveilled, detained—sometimes at gunpoint—and interrogated without access to a lawyer.
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May Day at LAX
Despite pressure and intimidation, union workers strike at Los Angeles International Airport on May Day 2012.
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