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Consumer Protection Isn't Here to Stay

Sarah Anderson | July 26, 2017
If the GOP had their way, a two-week old regulation that allows consumers to join class action lawsuits over financial fraud would be toast.
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Is This What 'Liberation' for Mosul Looks Like?

Phyllis Bennis | July 26, 2017
ISIS may be on its way out, but the Iraqi city has a long hard road ahead.
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What Makes a 'Good Jew'?

John Feffer | July 26, 2017
Progressive Jewish groups are rising to criticize the Israeli occupation and fight fundamentalism in both Israel and the West.
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On Fighting Inequality, Which Nations Do More than Pay Lip Service?

Sam Pizzigati | July 20, 2017
Two global groups have joined to create a first-ever yardstick for holding our world's top politicos accountable, nation by nation, for narrowing our grand divides.
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Republicans are Right: Going to College Hurts

Jessicah Pierre | July 19, 2017
Women owe two-thirds of the nation’s outstanding $1.3 trillion student loan debt.
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Donald Trump and the Triumph of Anti-Politics

John Feffer | July 19, 2017
In this fairy tale from 2050, the invisible monster of climate change continues to ravage the land.
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How We Can Transition to a “Bottom Up” Economy

Chuck Collins | July 19, 2017
Three ways to rewire the economy for equality and ecological sustainability.
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Tenants March to Stop Giveaways to Wall Street Landlords

Aditi Katti | July 19, 2017
While Republicans are proposing severe cuts to housing assistance, they are continuing to subsidize Blackstone and other private equity housing profiteers.
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Can Trump Actually Cut (Good) Deals on Diplomacy?

John Feffer | July 13, 2017
From North Korea to Russia to the Middle East, there's no shortage of deal-making needed. But beware the fine print of anything with Trump's insignia.
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Now Eric Trump is Accused of Stealing from a Cancer Charity

Josh Hoxie | July 13, 2017
Just another chapter in the weird stories of the first family.
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The New Predators in an Old Mortgage Scam

Chuck Collins | July 13, 2017
The Contract Buyers League thought they stamped out predatory contracts for deeds, but thanks to private equity firms, these practices targeting low-income communities of color have resurfaced.

Fed Up with Washington, DC? Look to Washington State.

Josh Hoxie | July 13, 2017
In the face of gridlock at the federal level, Seattle is leading the way towards a more just economy.
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Trump’s Worst Collusion Isn’t With Russia — It’s With Corporations

Peter Certo | July 13, 2017
The billionaires who backed Trump are making out a lot better than Putin.
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Can the EU Pass a Speculation Tax?

Sarah Anderson | July 13, 2017
As EU negotiators struggle to reach the finish line on a financial transaction tax agreement, 52 industry professionals issue a joint statement in support.
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Hazardous to My Mental Health

Razan Azzarkani | July 12, 2017
Trumpcare would strip access to essential mental health services for people like me.
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One Year Into Duterte's Bloody Regime

Sanho Tree | July 6, 2017
There are countless reasons why President Duterte’s Drug War isn’t helping Philippine society—and a $140 million reason President Trump might be willing to look the other way.
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A Bipartisan Vote to Put the Brakes on War

Peter Certo | July 6, 2017
By putting such a sinister face on it, Trump might have finally inspired lawmakers to rein in America’s post-9/11 war machine.
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Why I’m (Reluctantly) Sitting Out ‘Wonder Woman’

Razan Azzarkani | July 6, 2017
As a Palestinian, I can't set aside my identity for two hours and root for an actor who spoke up for violence against people like me.
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Trump's Master Class in Tax Deceit

Josh Hoxie | July 6, 2017
Three ways the president is selling tax cuts for the rich when no one actually wants them.
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How to Honor Otto Warmbier

John Feffer | July 6, 2017
How should the United States respond to the detention and subsequent death of an American student who visited North Korea?

Report: How States Can Boost Renewables With Benefits for All

Basav Sen | April 24, 2017
Renewable Portfolio Standards and Distributed Solar Access for Low-Income Households

Report: The Wall Street Bonus Pool and Low Wage Workers

Sarah Anderson | March 15, 2017
The 2016 bonus pool held enough dollars to lift the pay of all of the country's more than 3 million servers up to $15 an hour.

Report: The Human Trafficking of Domestic Workers in the United States

Michael Paarlberg, Sameera Hafiz | March 13, 2017
Findings from the Beyond Survival Campaign

Report: Gilded Giving

Chuck Collins, Helen Flannery, Josh Hoxie | November 16, 2016
Top-Heavy Philanthropy in an Age of Extreme Inequality

Report: Combat Vs. Climate

Ellen Powell, Miriam Pemberton, Nathan Doctor | October 5, 2016
The Military and Climate Security Budgets Compared

Report: Ever-Growing Gap

Chuck Collins, Dedrick Asante-Muhammed, Emanuel Nieves, Josh Hoxie | August 8, 2016
Without Change, African-American and Latino Families Won't Match White Wealth for Centuries

Utilities Pay Up

Janet Redman, Sarah Anderson, Scott Klinger | July 19, 2016
How ending tax dodging by America's electric utilities can help fund a job-creating, clean energy transition.

Report: Mothers at the Gate

Ebony Slaughter-Johnson, Karen Dolan, Nell Bernstein | May 4, 2016
A movement of family members is developing around the country that aims to challenge both the conditions in which their loved ones are held and the fact of mass incarceration itself.

Walking the Talk?

Janet Redman | October 8, 2015
World Bank Energy-Related Policies and Financing, 2000-2004 to 2010-2014

Executive Excess 2015: Money to Burn

Chuck Collins, Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson | September 2, 2015
This 22nd annual report reveals how CEO pay is accelerating climate change.

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Tom Dispatch | July 18, 2017

The Democratic Party Widens the Racial Wealth Gap

Black Enterprise | July 17, 2017

Trump admits his border wall could be defeated by medieval siege technology

The Washington Post | July 14, 2017

Trump’s Wile E. Coyote Approach to Border Security

The Atlantic | July 14, 2017

ACA repeal likely would boost CEO pay

Knoxville News Sentinel | July 12, 2017

Ontario Minimum Wage Increase: History Suggests Minimum Wage Hikes Don’t Kill The Job Market

The Huffington Post Canada | July 4, 2017

Fireworks – or Bombs – Overhead?

Times Union | July 3, 2017

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