The burgeoning pro-democracy, anti-Trump movement known as 50501 expects to drive tens and possibly hundreds of thousands to protest in 1,000 cities and towns on Saturday.
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Labor Rising: Why Worker Rights Are Human Rights
Courts and employers must heed the call to enforce already-guaranteed worker rights, mandate a living wage, and ensure humane working conditions for those whose work is so vital to our economy.
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"We Need Permanent Revolution": How Thomas Piketty Became 2014’s Most Influential Thinker
Piketty’s book is surely the most influential published by an economist in a generation.
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Despite Election Day Losses, MayDay and the Anti-Corruption Movement Are Making Inroads
The People's Super PAC analyzes data from the 2014 election and begins working on a new way to end systemic corruption.
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"The Day When Change Will Come" – It's Time To Break the Vicious Circle of Capitalism
Traditional, indigenous peoples may now stand as one of the world’s best defenses against global capitalism's endless, suicidal cycle of consumption.
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Shopping Local: Who's Making All The Money This Christmas?
Research shows that money spent in local independent businesses is more likely to stay in the community, helping to create jobs and keep our towns and cities vibrant.
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The college trap that keeps people poor
The path from poverty to the middle class has changed — now, it runs through higher education.
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Russian Roulette: Will Taxpayers Be on the Hook for Trillions in Oil Derivatives?
The sudden dramatic collapse in the price of oil may result in vast derivative losses – and the FDIC could be liable following the recent repeal of key portions of the Dodd-Frank Act.
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Oil Trains Are Hazardous – So Why Are U.S. Taxpayers Helping Fund Them?
Here’s the reality — we don’t need new pipelines and we don’t need oil by rail.
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How Real Journalism Brought Real Justice to West Virginia
Because an anti-environmental platform is a prerequisite to win office in West Virginia, coal-related spills and other disasters are often overlooked by government officials who want to be re-elected.
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Seattle City Council is Considering Another Groundbreaking Idea: A Public Bank
This city's government knows that the antecedents of democracy are material – the ability to provide services, the ability to absorb the impact of economic shifts, the ability to make citizens feel invested in their communities.
