Funding Crisis Escalates As British Schools Face Sharpest Cuts Since the 1970s

With more teachers being made redundant, class sizes swelling, head teachers wrestling with holes in their budgets, the picture in Britain’s modern-day classrooms is bleak.

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Can the Climate Movement Break Free from the "Jobs Vs. Environment" Debate?

A growing green industry born of the United States’ hostile labor climate is unlikely to produce steady, good paying jobs without a fight.

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U.S. Cities May Be Taking Banks to Court For the Foreclosure Crisis

From L.A. to Miami to Providence, families who lost their homes weren’t the only ones hurt by the foreclosure crisis – so there’s an argument to be made that they shouldn’t be the only ones who can go after the lenders.

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Colorado Supreme Court Blocks Local Bans on Fracking, Handing Gift to Big Oil

The state's highest court on Monday halted cities' efforts to limit oil and gas development near people, ruling state power to promote industry trumps local bans, which the court deemed "invalid and unenforceable."

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Snowden: Whistleblowing Is Not Just Leaking — It’s an Act of Political Resistance

The act of whistleblowing increasingly has become an act of political resistance: the whistleblower raises the alarm and lifts the lamp, inheriting the legacy of a line of Americans that begins with Paul Revere.

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This Michigan House Candidate Wants to Bring Material Democracy To Detroit

Dennis Black is a revolutionary running for office in Michigan, who says we need grassroots activists to re-make the law.

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Bank of North Dakota Soars Despite Oil Bust – Blueprint for a California New Deal?

Despite North Dakota’s collapsing oil market, its state-owned bank continues to report record profits – so what might California, with fifty times North Dakota’s population, do following that state’s lead?

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What Does Student Loan Forgiveness Have to Do With Farming? Everything.

As more farmers retire, some lawmakers see student loan forgiveness as key to keeping small-scale food producers on the land.

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Cracks In Capitalism’s Core, Part I: Scottish Radicals

Parties like RISE, the Greens, and sections of the Scottish National Party are not only setting out new ideas – they are actively involved in movements fighting for change on the street, and at the ballot box.

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Leaked TTIP Documents Cast Doubt on EU - US Trade Deal

Greenpeace says internal documents show the US is attempting to lower or circumvent EU protection for environment and public health.

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