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"We're In a Revolutionary Moment": Why Chris Hedges Believes the Uprising Is Coming Soon
"You rebel not only for what you can achieve, but for who you [can] become," says the author and journalist.
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Let's Talk About What Socialism Means – When the Employer and Employee Become One
Regulated private capitalism, state capitalism, socialism – these three systems are entirely different from each other, and we must understand those differences to move beyond today's dysfunctional economies.
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On Eve Of Historic Vote, I.M.F. Swings Toward Greece Calling for Debt Relief
The Greek finance minister, Yanis Varoufakis, said he would rather cut off his arm than accept another austerity bailout without any debt relief for the country.
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Why Is U.S. Media Ignoring the Assault on Southern Black Churches?
That numerous black churches in the South have been burned just a little over a week since the racially-motivated terrorist attack in Charleston lends credibility to the theory that racist organizations are at work.
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Triumph Of Courage: Bree Newsome Takes Down the Confederate Flag In Charleston
I removed the flag not only in defiance of those who enslaved my ancestors in the southern United States, but also in defiance of the oppression that continues against black people globally in 2015.
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Bay Area Police, FBI and Harris Corporation Secretly Collaborating On Stingray Surveillance
The multi-agency effort to acquire a controversial cellphone surveillance device would make it possible for Oakland and Fremont police to scoop up data from everyone in a given area – dragnet style.
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"Protest Is Broken": Co-Creator of Occupy Wall Street Calls for New Mental Shift
The co-creator of Occupy Wall Street has advice for the next generation of social movements: “Never protest the same way twice.”
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Conservatives Imperil U.K. Democracy In Quest to Kill Human Rights Act
The HRA protects the right to life, liberty, security, a fair trial, respect for private life and freedom of expression – it also bans torture, slavery and discrimination.
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New Connecticut Law Forces Bosses Who Steal Workers’ Wages to Pay Them Back Double
By making the cost of breaking the law outweigh the cost of following it, business owners will be deterred from committing the crime in the first place.
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CEO Pay At America's Largest Corporations Rose 54% Since Recovery Began
Chief executives at the country's 350 biggest companies made an average of $16.3 million each last year – but while their compensation soared, the typical worker’s paycheck hasn’t budged.
