It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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Are Tube Strikes In London Setting the Course for U.K. Labor Unrest To Come?
Strikers are protesting job losses that have led to a shortage of station staff, which they say is endangering passenger safety and reducing the level of customer service.
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Facing Right-Wing Future, Local-Level Resistance to Trump Agenda Swells
The incoming administration has fueled a new level of political activism.
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Nader Calls for a New 1 Percent
In his latest book, the critic and activist proposes the creation and activation of a new 1 percent — one that will expose “conditions of deprivation and abuse” and champion “basic fair play.”
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"Fat Cat Wednesday" Reveals Staggering Pay Gap Between British Executives and Workers
Findings from the High Pay Centre show jaw-dropping levels of inequality in Britain, where executives earning £1,000 per hour exceeded the average U.K. annual salary of £28,000 by lunchtime on Jan. 3 – dubbed Fat Cat Wednesday.
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Remembering Anthony Atkinson, Godfather of Research into Income and Wealth Distribution
With a new Congress and White House committed to wealth’s concentration, we’ll sorely miss the scholar who dedicated his life to documenting wealth’s maldistribution.
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Nicaragua Joins Clean Energy Revolution, Vows 90% Renewables by 2020
In 2012, Nicaragua invested the fifth highest percentage worldwide of its GDP in developing renewable energy, and now it is reaping the benefits.
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Train Wreck In Slow Motion: Here's What Really Happened To Greece's Healthcare System
Due to imposed austerity cuts, 850 medical clinics have closed, 10,000 beds have been shut down and 30,000 healthcare professionals were removed from frontline positions – while those who remained saw wages cut by 50 percent.
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Zapatistas and Indigenous Mexicans Create Parallel Government for Indigenous Autonomy
“This council proposes to govern this country,” the Zapatista Army of National Liberation said.
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Bayou Bridge Resistance: The Pipeline Fight Heads South
Opponents of a proposed pipeline through Louisiana’s fragile Atchafalaya Basin have vowed to halt its construction, starting with a vocal protest at a Jan. 12 public meeting being attended by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Baton Rouge.
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College Students Plan Nationwide Walkouts to Protest Donald Trump's Inauguration
The protests against Donald Trump on his Inauguration Day could stand out as one of the largest counter-inaugural protests in U.S. history – and organizers insist this is only the beginning of a broader resistance movement.
