The way the urban commons create a space to solve material problems and enable social movements to forge city-wide networks are antidotes to people being attracted towards the far-right.
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The Taking of Millennial Wealth by Rich White Boomers
Ten years after the recession, most Americans, including Baby Boomers, are still struggling with finances.
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Trump Administration Plan Would Raise Rents on Poor People An Average 26%
8.3 million people would be affected by the proposal.
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Rebel Cities 6: How Jackson, Mississippi Is Making the Economy Work for the People
Through participatory democracy and building counter-power, Jackson is organizing, and co-designing, an escape from capitalism and structural racism.
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Five Charts That Show How the U.S. Has Failed To Tackle Its Inequality Gap
A new UN poverty report has castigated the U.S. over its extreme poverty levels and inequality, and condemned Donald Trump's “systematic attack on America’s welfare program.”
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In Europe's Rightward Turn, Hungary's Fidesz Party Defiantly Leads the Way
Viktor Orban's party has once more assumed leadership in Hungary, bringing with it a brand of European rightwing populism that no longer bothers to hide its true intentions.
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"Let's Not Subsidize Our Own Extinction": Rallies Across Canada Denounce Trudeau's Kinder Morgan Buyout
Demonstrators took to the streets at more than 100 locations across Canada on Monday in a grassroots effort to stop the Kinder Morgan "buyout."
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Indigenous Women Have Been Disappearing For Generations. Politicians Are Finally Starting To Notice.
Women on the Yakama Indian Reservation in Washington state didn’t have any particular term for the way the violent deaths and sudden disappearances of their sisters, mothers, friends, and neighbors had become woven into everyday life.
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From Iowa to Oklahoma to Louisiana, States Seek Harsher Penalties for Pipeline Protesters
The bills drafted by the powerful and ultra-conservative American Legislation Exchange Council would translate into harsh fines and jail sentences for those who trespass or damage any pipeline construction.
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Edward Snowden: 'The People Are Still Powerless, But Now They're Aware'
Five years after historic NSA leaks, the whistleblower says he has no regrets.
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Germany's Metalworkers Win the 28-Hour Workweek, and Industry Takes Notice
"It shows this cultural change – that people are interested in a better work-life balance and no longer in just more money," said economist Carsten Brzeski.
