If Trump indeed tanks your 401(k) to make himself and his friends even richer, the opposition party should make that the centerpiece of their attack heading into next year’s election.
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Big Brother’s Loyal Sister: How Dianne Feinstein Is Betraying Civil Liberties
As chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the California senator generates an abundance of fog, weasel words, anti-whistleblower slander and bogus notions of reform — while methodically stabbing civil liberties in the back.
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Emissions, Climate Change Hit the Heartland As EPA Visits Kansas
Much of the debate in Kansas this week boiled down to a fierce argument over the future of existing coal-fired power plants, pitting supporters of coal against those who say the health of communities and the environment is at stake.
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Report Shows How Corporate Lobbies Are Rewriting U.S. Labor Laws
According to the Economic Police Institute, some of America's largest corporate lobbies have engaged in an intense attack on labor standards and workplace protections, including laws on minimum wage, paid sick leave and even child labor protections.
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Why the Kalamazoo Oil Disaster Looms As a Warning Against Further Pipelines
Three years after a mega-oil spill left tar sands bitumen blanketing a swath of Michigan, the EPA estimates there are still about 180,000 (plus or minus 100,000) gallons of crude still lining the Kalamazoo River. Are we really ready for more pipelines?
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Exclusive: Iceland's ALDA Movement Seeks A Roadmap Toward Systemic Change
Kristinn Már Ársælsson, a founder of Iceland's Association of Sustainability and Democracy, advocates measures that enable participatory decision making, democratize the workplace, protect the environment and restructure the financial system.
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Millions Against Monsanto: Five Lessons from the Battle Against GMOs
Win or lose in Washington State on Election Day, the anti-GMO movement has evolved into a savvy army of grassroots activists committed to an ongoing battle to reclaim our food and farming systems.
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Hitting 15-Year Low, Average U.S. Worker Last Year Made $27,500
The median wage in 2012 sank to its lowest level since 1998, revealing that at least half of American workers are being left behind even as wages and income gains soar for those at the top.
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Number Of Homeless Students In United States Hits Record High
More than 1.1 million students in the U.S. were homeless last year, a record high, according to new data released by the U.S. Department of Education. Nearly 2 percent of all students in K-12 are now living without homes.
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Texas Coffee Worker Strike Continues As Employees Refuse Massive Pay Cuts
Roughly 90% of workers at Maximus Coffee Group in Houston have been on strike for the past month to protest deep wage cuts.
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Exclusive: Denmark Announces 61% Tax on Oil Companies to Fund Clean Rail Project
A plan to massively tax oil companies drilling in Denmark's North Sea has caused some global firms to threaten to take business elsewhere. Meanwhile, Denmark stands to win big, using the funds to build a new, clean, $5.2 billion high-speed rail system.
