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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Prices, Plutocrats and Corporate Concentration
The larger our corporations become, the more unequal our societies become. But tougher antitrust enforcement and other legislative solutions could slow our rates of corporate concentration.
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Rebel Cities 18: Eight Years After Jasmine Revolution, Jemna Is Tunisia's Oasis of Hope
A wave of protests and progress has swept the north African nation since its Jasmine Revolution ushered in the Arab Spring eight years ago. Tunisia is still blazing a democratic path forward.
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'It's a Crisis Alright': Report Details Serious Public Health and Safety Risks of Trump Shutdown
"Corporate lawbreakers are going unpunished, safety inspections are being postponed, discrimination charges are going uninvestigated, polluters are not being held in check, financial fraudsters are not being policed."
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1.4 Million Floridians Just Got Their Voting Rights Back, Whether Republicans Like It Or Not
It's the largest number of people to gain access to the ballot all at once since American women won the right to vote in 1920.
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Why The Public Banking Movement Is Up Against the Ropes In 2019
The movement must go left to go forward.
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Shining Bright: The Promise of the Sunrise Movement
Composed of activists from high school age to their mid-20s, the Sunrise Movement formed to challenge power by targeting Congresspeople and tackling the climate crisis in a loud, uniquely jubilant voice.
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Shutoffs Continue As The People of Detroit Fight for Water As a Human Right
“A lot of people in Detroit are choosing water over medicine, water over rent, water over new shoes for their kids,” said Shea Howell, a member of Detroiters Resisting Emergency Management.
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Opportunities for the Movement In 2019 and Beyond
Three big possibilities for change await: the 2020 elections, the decline of U.S. empire and an economic slowdown.
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Universal Basic Income Is Easier Than It Looks
Calls for a Universal Basic Income (UBI) have been increasing, most recently as part of the Green New Deal introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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Where Credit Is Due: The Community Reinvestment Act is Still Necessary
In recent decades, the CRA helped bring $2 trillion in small-business and community-development bank loans to underserved areas. Why is the Trump administration trying to shred it?
