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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So You Say You Want a Workplace Revolution?
Organizations working for social justice can become living examples of the world they're working to create, if they're willing to take the lessons of social movements to heart.
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U.S. Government Begins "Tea Party" Shutdown
The extreme faction of the Republican party forced a stalemate over health care that has shut down the government.
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Which Companies Are Disclosing More Political Spending?
In an age of hidden election cash, the nation’s wealthiest public companies are increasingly revealing their campaign-related contributions and political policies — and doing so voluntarily.
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Greenpeace Activists To Be Held 2 Months For Arctic Oil Protest
A Russian court ordered 20 Greenpeace activists from around the world to be held in custody for two months over a protest against offshore oil drilling in the Arctic.
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Colombia Farmer Strikes Were Result of Washington Policy
Due to lack of media coverage in the United States, many are unaware that the massive farmer strikes which paralyzed Colombia last month actually stem from a controversial free trade agreement with Washington.
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The Revolutionary Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba has focused on infrastructure investment and self-determination for the people in his city, emphasizing local empowerment to “build a base of autonomous power."
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Direct Action Against Coal in Seattle
With the conflict over two coal export terminals brewing on the horizon and an incumbent mayor making big climate promises, Seattle is emerging as the center of a new climate showdown.
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Have a Nice Day, NSA: Brazil's "Mad Cow" Retaliation to U.S. Spying
Brazil's president called NSA surveillance of her country “a breach of international law” and a violation of human rights.
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TPP Protesters Scale U.S. Trade Rep HQ
Eight "construction workers" in blue coveralls and yellow hard hats made their way up an unsecured scaffolding in D.C. to unfurl a huge banner condemning the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
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Enron Billionaire and Pew Trusts Looting Public Pensions
A dark partnership between Pew Charitable Trusts and an Enron executive aims to cut guaranteed retirement income and rob American workers of their pensions.