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Anti-GMO Victory: Senate to Kill Monsanto Protection Act Amid Outrage
In a major win brought upon by activism and public outrage, new legislation changes will shut down the Monsanto Protection Act rider that granted Monsanto protection from legal action.
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Taking Over, Taking Back: Breaking Doors Down to Open Homes Up
The short documentary by filmmakers Jessica Murphy and Elissa Nadworny highlights the work of the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign, a coalition of homeowners, renters and houseless people organizing to take over vacant, bank-owned houses.
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California's Governor Brown Signs Bill Raising Minimum Wage to $10 Per Hour
Calling it a "matter of justice," Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will raise California's minimum wage to $10 an hour within three years, giving the state one of the highest rates in the nation.
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Going Postal: We Can Save America's Mail Service While Bleeding the Banks Dry
There’s a way we can all help the U.S. Post Office generate more revenue while simultaneously hammering the banks, credit card companies and other corporations: all it takes is you opening your junk mail.
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Direct Democracy in Reykjavík: The Wisdom of the Icelandic Crowd-Sourcers
Better Reykjavík is one of the pioneering direct democracy projects originating from Iceland, enabling people to connect directly with — and help shape — political power, and could be applied far beyond Iceland's shores.
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What are Facebook and Google Doing in Bed with Climate Deniers?
We propose the “No Deniers Rule” as a good starting place for any company that wants to be on the right side of history in the climate fight — that goes for the tech giants that falsely burnish green credentials while supporting climate destruction.
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The World Is Still Up For Grabs: A Manifesto For the Year Ahead
Revolution is a Rhizome. We now have a confidence in this generation that we didn’t have before.
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Taibbi: For Forbes, Goldman's CEO Lloyd Blankfein Is Holier Than Mother Teresa
Let's fill them in on some of the ways the bank has made its money.
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Protesters Lock Down in D.C. Demanding Transparency for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Protesters concerned about the looming Trans-Pacific Partnership covered the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative with banners calling for a democratic process and a release of the treaty’s text.
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Is South Tyrol Freedom Emerging as Europe's Next Winning Separatist Movement?
A new referendum spells potential upheaval in the Italian Alps, where South Tyrol’s German-speaking citizens are mounting a fierce and determined campaign to return their autonomous region to Austrian rule.