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Thursday, December 29, 2016
It Wasn't All Bad: 5 Signs of Positive Change in 2016 To make it through the Trump presidency we'll need to clear away any remaining illusions that the solution is a return to the Democratic establishment status quo. even as we enter a time that could be quite dark, we should focus not on finding a way back to an Obama/Clinton past, but on how to move forward by nurturing the seeds of real change that began to germinate in 2016.
Thursday, December 29, 2016It Wasn't All Bad: 5 Signs of Positive Change in 2016 To make it through the Trump presidency we'll need to clear away any remaining illusions that the solution is a return to the Democratic establishment status quo. even as we enter a time that could be quite dark, we should focus not on finding a way back to an Obama/Clinton past, but on how to move forward by nurturing the seeds of real change that began to germinate in 2016.
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Friday, August 12, 2016
Why Say No to the TPP? Corporations Already Have Too Much Power local residents, in cities, towns, and on farms, rise up to oppose dangerous and polluting fossil fuel projects. All too often, they find the federal government taking the side of the oil, coal, or gas industry. That will happen even more if President Obama is able to push the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) through Congress
Friday, August 12, 2016Why Say No to the TPP? Corporations Already Have Too Much Power local residents, in cities, towns, and on farms, rise up to oppose dangerous and polluting fossil fuel projects. All too often, they find the federal government taking the side of the oil, coal, or gas industry. That will happen even more if President Obama is able to push the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) through Congress
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Sunday, March 8, 2015
Can the Left and Right Unite to End Corporate Rule? An Interview with Ralph Nader and Daniel McCarthy Why do so many policies popular with Americans languish in Washington, D.C.? Why, for example, is there no action on a federal minimum wage boost, a breakup of too-big-to-fail banks, or a tax on carbon--all policies favored by a majority of the electorate? In his book, Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State, Nader lays out a plan for challenging this stranglehold:
Sunday, March 8, 2015Can the Left and Right Unite to End Corporate Rule? An Interview with Ralph Nader and Daniel McCarthy Why do so many policies popular with Americans languish in Washington, D.C.? Why, for example, is there no action on a federal minimum wage boost, a breakup of too-big-to-fail banks, or a tax on carbon--all policies favored by a majority of the electorate? In his book, Unstoppable: The Emerging Left-Right Alliance to Dismantle the Corporate State, Nader lays out a plan for challenging this stranglehold:
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Saturday, November 23, 2013
Vandana Shiva On Resisting GMOs: "Saving Seeds Is a Political Act" Why the fight for biodiversity is about protecting life itself.
Saturday, November 23, 2013Vandana Shiva On Resisting GMOs: "Saving Seeds Is a Political Act" Why the fight for biodiversity is about protecting life itself.
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Friday, August 30, 2013
11 Reasons Why We Should Not Attack Syria Policy analyst Phyllis Bennis points out the obvious: Strike with bombs and missiles, and, whatever your intent, civilians with no involvement in the conflict -- including children and the elderly -- will be harmed. We need "all the forces on the two sides coming together to talk," she says, "rather than fighting to the last Syrian child, to resolve these wars."
Friday, August 30, 201311 Reasons Why We Should Not Attack Syria Policy analyst Phyllis Bennis points out the obvious: Strike with bombs and missiles, and, whatever your intent, civilians with no involvement in the conflict -- including children and the elderly -- will be harmed. We need "all the forces on the two sides coming together to talk," she says, "rather than fighting to the last Syrian child, to resolve these wars."
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Why Canada's Indigenous Uprising Is About All of Us When a new law paved the way for tar sands pipelines and other fossil fuel development on native lands, four women swore to be "idle no more." The idea took off.
Wednesday, May 15, 2013Why Canada's Indigenous Uprising Is About All of Us When a new law paved the way for tar sands pipelines and other fossil fuel development on native lands, four women swore to be "idle no more." The idea took off.
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Saturday, January 21, 2012
Corporate Rule Is Not Inevitable In a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, 77 percent of Americans said too much power is concentrated in the hands of a few rich people and large corporations. In a poll by Time Magazine, 86 percent of Americans said Wall Street and its lobbyists have too much influence in Washington.
Saturday, January 21, 2012Corporate Rule Is Not Inevitable In a recent poll by the Pew Research Center, 77 percent of Americans said too much power is concentrated in the hands of a few rich people and large corporations. In a poll by Time Magazine, 86 percent of Americans said Wall Street and its lobbyists have too much influence in Washington.
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Sunday, November 13, 2011
Ten Ways the Occupy Movement Changes Everything Many question whether the Occupy Movement can really make a difference. The truth is that it is already changing everything. Here's how.
Sunday, November 13, 2011Ten Ways the Occupy Movement Changes Everything Many question whether the Occupy Movement can really make a difference. The truth is that it is already changing everything. Here's how.
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Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Six Things to Do Now About the BP Gulf Disaster Despair is a waste of time! Six things to do to make a difference with the Gulf disaster.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010Six Things to Do Now About the BP Gulf Disaster Despair is a waste of time! Six things to do to make a difference with the Gulf disaster.
