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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From Istanbul to Kiev to Havana, May Day Marches Draw Millions
Thousands rallied worldwide to celebrate International Workers' Day on May 1. In some countries demonstrations turned violent with police deploying tears gas.
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Devoted To Justice, Not Order, In Baltimore
The prosecution of six officers involved in the murder of Freddie Gray probably would not have occurred without an urban revolt in Baltimore.
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Bernie Sanders Calls for "Political Revolution" Against Billionaire Class
"I get very frightened about the future of American democracy when this becomes a battle between billionaires. We need a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.”
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On Eve of U.K. Elections, A Housing Crisis With No End In Sight
The coalition government has radically slashed spending on social housing.
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On May Day, Port of Oakland To Shut Down In Protest Of Police Violence
This Friday, the Port of Oakland's rumbling cranes will stand silent as workers rally against recent police shootings and violence.
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The World Has Reached Peak Plutocracy
A few years ago there was considerable debate about “peak oil," but now we may be reaching a more dangerous point: peak plutocracy, where society and the environment can sustain no more concentration of power and resources.
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2,000 Organizations Are Opposing Fast Track Authority for TPP
An unprecedentedly united movement escalated their campaign to defeat Fast Track trade authority with a joint letter urging Congress to oppose it.
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Finland's Elections Reveal Functional Democracy In a Divided Society
Finland is also not immune to the growing politics of prejudice surging in Europe since the financial crash.
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New Bill Could Spur Growth of Worker Cooperatives in California
The bill eases barriers to raising capital and allowing people to invest in worker coops, taking a step toward a solution to the state's growing income inequality.
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Chipotle Becomes First Fast Food Chain to Go GMO-Free
Starting this week, Chipotle’s 1,831 restaurants are now using non-GMO corn and has made a switch from soybean oil to GMO-free sunflower oil and rice bran oil for their cooking.
