The Problem With Hillary Clinton Isn’t Just Her Corporate Cash. It’s Her Corporate Worldview. The Problem With Hillary Clinton Isn’t Just Her Corporate Cash. It’s Her Corporate Worldview.
Clinton is uniquely unsuited to the epic task of confronting the fossil-fuel companies that profit from climate change.
Apr 6, 2016 / no-paywall / Naomi Klein
Why Doesn’t the First Amendment Count for Students? Why Doesn’t the First Amendment Count for Students?
This year, a generation is erupting. The easiest response? Trying to keep it in the ground.
Apr 6, 2016 / StudentNation / StudentNation
We Are Winning the Fight for $15 We Are Winning the Fight for $15
What started with 200 workers striking in New York has ballooned into a national movement wielding real political power.
Apr 6, 2016 / Cities Rising / Michelle Chen
The Panama Papers—and People Power—Force Iceland’s Prime Minister to Resign The Panama Papers—and People Power—Force Iceland’s Prime Minister to Resign
Citizens are enraged that his government enforced strict capital controls while he stashed his own money in the Caribbean.
Apr 5, 2016 / James North
Remembering Bogdan Denitch Remembering Bogdan Denitch
He is survived by countless young people who were inspired by his life and politics.
Apr 5, 2016 / Lived History / Ian Williams
The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich The Panama Papers Expose the Hidden Wealth of the World’s Super-Rich
This massive leak will boost the global movement to recapture trillions of the hidden wealth of nations.
Apr 5, 2016 / Chuck Collins
How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted
Across the country, activists and low-wage workers are showing that the changes we need will come if people organize and force them.
Apr 5, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Threat of Nuclear Weapons Is Greater Today Than It Was During the Cold War The Threat of Nuclear Weapons Is Greater Today Than It Was During the Cold War
“There is no rational reason to feel secure today.”
Apr 4, 2016 / James Carden
Louisiana Is Starting to Rise Up Against Big Oil Louisiana Is Starting to Rise Up Against Big Oil
The Obama administration held its biggest oil lease sale yet—and then the protesters showed up.
Apr 1, 2016 / David Helvarg
A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A High-Pressure Pipeline Next to a Nuclear Power Plant… What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The construction of a gas pipeline within 1500 feet of Indian Point’s nuclear reactors could spell disaster for New York.
Mar 31, 2016 / Alison Rose Levy and Ellen Cantarow