NET NEUTRALITY RULING FINALLY ...

Jun 21, 2016 by

NET NEUTRALITY RULING FINALLY RIGHTS A TERRIBLE WRONG

[Translate] Inequality This victory is a testament to the indefatigable work of millions of citizens determined to stand up to...

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SANDERS’ SUCCESS: DEMOCR...

Jun 12, 2016 by

SANDERS’ SUCCESS: DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM GOES MAINSTREAM

[Translate]  THE PROGRESSIVE Roger Bybee Image courtesy of Hotvideogames. Hillary Clinton’s capture of the Democratic presidential...

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Bill Moyers in Conversation: H...

Jun 7, 2016 by

Bill Moyers in Conversation: How Our Winner-Take-All Political System Has Divided America

[Translate] Inequality Bill revisits a conversation with political scientists Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson that explains how...

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MATT DAMON TALKS BANKS, BREXIT...

Jun 5, 2016 by

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   “There’s more at stake today than in any story ever told,” said the actor who starred in the 1997 film...

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THIS INDUSTRY IS LITERALLY MAK...

Apr 25, 2016 by

[Translate]   By Rebecca Green, OtherWords | Op-Ed The 2016 presidential elections are proving historic, and not just because of the...

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HOW CORPORATE INVERSIONS AND C...

Apr 12, 2016 by

HOW CORPORATE INVERSIONS AND CONGRESSIONAL GRIDLOCK GOT BEAT

[Translate] Money & Politics You don’t necessarily have to pass a bill to get something done in Washington. How...

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Inside the Panama Papers: Mass...

Apr 5, 2016 by

Inside the Panama Papers: Massive Leak Shows Worldwide Leaders’ Corruption

[Translate] World One of the biggest leaks in history exposes how global elites and their relatives hide money in offshore tax...

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Is Hillary Clinton Running Awa...

Mar 28, 2016 by

Is Hillary Clinton Running Away From Political Reality?

[Translate] Election 2016 Runaway inequality is the key issue that connects so many of our problems. By Les Leopold / AlterNet Former...

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THE FUTURE FOR FLINT’S C...

Mar 26, 2016 by

THE FUTURE FOR FLINT’S CHILDREN

[Translate] By MONA HANNA-ATTISHA   NYTIMES Credit Arianna Vairo Flint, Mich. — THE World Health Organization’s “action level” for...

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The Davos Club: Meet the Peopl...

Jan 21, 2016 by

The Davos Club: Meet the People Who Gave Us a World in Which 62 People Own as Much as 3.6 Billion

[Translate] Economy The Davos people talk about poverty and pledge money to charity. But it’s just spare change to them. By...

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HILLARY VS. BERNIE: HERE’...

Oct 18, 2015 by

HILLARY VS. BERNIE: HERE’S WHAT’S REALLY AT STAKE

[Translate]   The two leading candidates seem to have much in common. But under the surface is a major and irresolvable split...

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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND ...

Oct 2, 2015 by

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND IT’S ALMOST A SECRET

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES   We journalists are a bit like vultures, feasting on war, scandal and disaster. Turn on...

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THESE AUTHORS SPENT YEARS FIND...

Sep 27, 2015 by

THESE AUTHORS SPENT YEARS FINDING OUT WHY THE 1.5 MILLION U.S. FAMILIES LIVE ON $2 A DAY

[Translate]  By Marcus Harrison Green, YES! Magazine | Interview (Image: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)If she did not make plasma...

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THE FED JUST INCHED CLOSER TO ...

Jul 29, 2015 by

THE FED JUST INCHED CLOSER TO RAISING INTEREST RATES

[Translate]   The announcement alarmed left-leaning activists concerned about slow wage growth. Daniel Marans Reporter, The...

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Robert Reich: Something Good F...

Jul 2, 2015 by

Robert Reich: Something Good Finally Happened for Working Americans And Business Lobbies Are Freaking Out

[Translate] A higher overtime threshold will help reverse the trend of inequality. By Robert Reich / AlterNet The following post...

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‘We Are In a Revolutiona...

Jun 8, 2015 by

‘We Are In a Revolutionary Moment’: Chris Hedges Explains Why An Uprising Is Coming — And Soon

[Translate] The status quo is doomed but whether the future will be progressive or reactionary is uncertain, Hedges tells Salon. By...

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ELIZABETH WARREN WON’T B...

Jun 2, 2015 by

ELIZABETH WARREN WON’T BE PRESIDENT, BUT THE SENATE MAY NOT BE HER FINAL DESTINATION

[Translate] Even the Draft Warren folks now accept it: Warren won’t run. But she may have a new job come 2017 anyway Luke...

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ELON MUSK WILL NOT SAVE US: WH...

May 31, 2015 by

ELON MUSK WILL NOT SAVE US: WHY LIBERTARIANS WAITING FOR SUPERMAN ARE WASTING EVERYONE’S TIME

[Translate]                                                               Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors (Credit: AP/Mark Lennihan)...

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This Map Shows the Exact Locat...

Apr 9, 2015 by

[Translate] News & Politics A chilling and precise reminder of how little black lives often matter. By Kali Holloway / AlterNet...

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Elizabeth Warren causes DC fre...

Mar 6, 2015 by

Elizabeth Warren causes DC freakout: Why the liberal hero has elite Washington in hysterics

[Translate] The more influential Warren gets, the more worried the establishment gets. Here’s why they’re becoming so...

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Inequality Becomes More Visibl...

Feb 25, 2015 by

Inequality Becomes More Visible in Cuba as the Economy Shifts

[Translate] By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD   NYTIMES Photo Cubans in the Havana shantytown El Fanguito, malady roughly translated as “Little...

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Proposed Mars Journey Highligh...

Feb 24, 2015 by

Proposed Mars Journey Highlights ‘How Unequal Our Planet Still Is’

[Translate] Cyril-Rana!! (CC BY 2.0) On browsing the list of 100 candidates who made the shortlist for a proposed one-way trip that...

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WE CAN REDUCE CHILD POVERTY BY...

Jan 30, 2015 by

[Translate] January 28, pharm 2015 by Marian Wright Edelman BILL MOYERS & CO. BillMoyers.com is proud to collaborate with...

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For the First Time in Decades,...

Jan 19, 2015 by

For the First Time in Decades, Over Half of America’s Public School Students Live in Poverty

[Translate] TRUTHDIG Shutterstock A recent shift in public school demographics mirrors the wider picture of growing poverty and...

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