We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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The Dakota Access Pipeline Has Sprung Two Leaks – And It Hasn't Even Started Operating Yet
It didn't take long for detractors of the Dakota Access Pipeline to have their fears met, with reports surfacing that the facility sprung two leaks in March, and one in April, leaking more than 100 gallons of oil before it was contained.
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DeVos’s Education Budget Throws Students to the Loan Sharks
Slashing $10.6 billion from federal education funding, the new budget plan includes $500 million to invest in charter schools, $250 million in voucher program expansion funding, and $1 billion to “push public schools to adopt choice-friendly policies.”
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Veterans are Training to “Re-Deploy” to their Own Communities to Defend Against Trump’s Attacks
Veterans from all over the country are converging in Tennessee for the “About-Face Action Camp,” preparing to use their military skills to support communities under attack: by Big Oil, by ICE, by emboldened white supremacist groups, and by Trump himself.
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Why Labour's Election Manifesto Is "A Breakthrough for Popular Interests"
"What could be more popular than turning rail, water, energy and post into publicly owned entities and stopping shareholders from creaming off profit and public subsidies?” asks author Richard Seymour, in response to the Labour Party manifesto.
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Why Is America So Opposed to Universal Health Care?
While the rest of the developed world has largely accepted the government’s role in ensuring affordable health care, the U.S. remains stuck in an endless debate full of misinformation perpetuated by rich interest groups.
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World Holds On to Paris Climate Agreement Despite U.S. Threats
President Trump’s ongoing threat to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement has united the other 196 countries that signed on to the treaty, as delegates last week signaled they will stick to the agreement now more than ever.
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ICE Is Using Stingrays To Round Up Undocumented Immigrants
U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has used the controversial cell phone tracking device to track, capture and deport an undocumented restaurant worker from El Salvador.
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Trump Resistance Movement Joins Fight for $15 In Massive March on McDonald’s
The Women’s March, Movement for Black Lives, Our Revolution, MoveOn and other heavyweights will join 10,000 underpaid workers in two days of protest at the fast food giant's annual shareholders meeting, starting May 23.
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“It’s Time For West Virginia To Rise Up”: A Q&A with Paula Swearengin
Joe Manchin is one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate. This activist wants to replace him.
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Populism of the 1%: Why The Same Billionaires are Behind Trump and Brexit
Those who have profited hand over fist from decades of neoliberalism are now the ones sponsoring the populist, anti-immigration and climate denial regimes on both sides of the Atlantic.
