US, UK Progressive Leaders Aim to Open Corporate Boardrooms to Workers
UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren have both launched plans to shift the balance of power from shareholders to workers, including requiring worker representation on boards.
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Confronting Climate Change in a Deeply Unequal World
The global reaction to two landmark new reports suggests the world could well lose that confrontation.
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In Yemen, Trump Is Taking Tolerance for War Crimes to a New Level
Those of us who oppose the war in Yemen must dig in for a serious fight.
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The Discourse on Palestine Is Shifting. Will Concrete Policy Changes Follow?
The conversation is still overwhelmingly one-sided. But that’s slowly changing thanks to the hard work of activists.
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The decision will be precedent-setting for the future of social protest in Peru.
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Why Is the Radical Right Still Winning?
What that Protestant Reformation can teach us about the durability of far-right movements — and the order they seek to replace.
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No One in the United States Should Be Poor, Period
Amazon’s wage hike is welcome news, but nobody’s well-being should depend on the whims of billionaire CEOs.
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The GOP’s Kavanaugh Playbook Was Textbook Abusive Behavior
Psychologists call it DARVO: deny, attack, reverse victim and offender.
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Virginians Show the Real Face of Poverty
Over 40 percent of Virginians struggle to get by — a problem made worse by voter suppression and military-first spending priorities.
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Men Like Kavanaugh Always Enjoy the Presumption of Innocence; Others Aren’t so Lucky
White males with high economic status are almost always presumed innocent, often at the expense of minorities and white women.
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If Kavanaugh Is Confirmed, We Need to Mobilize Like Never Before
His record indicates that he would stonewall movements against poverty, militarism, and racism for a generation.
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Report: Pay, Professionalism, and Respect
Black Domestic Workers Continue the Call for Standards in the Care Industry
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Nostalgia for NAFTA? Our Wealthy Will Have Plenty
Over the last quarter-century, new data from Forbes makes clear, NAFTA has helped create an incredibly rich people-friendly economic order.
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Trump, Kavanaugh and the Myth of Self-Made Success
The United States is not yet a country with a hereditary aristocracy of wealth and power, but unless we address the persistent inequalities around us, we are drifting in that direction.
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What Amazon Adds To The Fight For $15
Amazon will raise its minimum wage to $15 for all U.S. employees. Will other’s follow suit?
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Do Bullies Always Win?
Trump’s bullying worked with Canada, has half-worked with Iran and North Korea, but has had nothing but malign impact on Israeli-Palestinian relations.
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Trump and the Dynasty Defense Industry
The president wouldn’t have his billions without the professionalized wealth protection racket.
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North Korea: Nukes vs. War?
Is denuclearization of North Korea part of the solution — or part of the problem?
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10th Anniversary of United States Africa Command
From the destabilization of the African continent to the militarization of local police, parallels between AFRICOM and the repression of Blacks in America are evident.
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Activists Demand Accountability from Kavanaugh
People around the country are demanding accountability from members of an elite class who have long lived by their own set of rules.
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