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U.K. fracking laws, U.K. fracking opposition, U.K. fracking protests, U.K. floods
Global Warming-Induced Floods Hammer Britain As Tories Approve New Fracking Law

Legislation signed in mid-December enables frackers to drill beneath World Heritage Sites, Groundwater Protection Zones, and national parks across Britain.

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corporate crimes, Good Jobs First, Violation Tracker, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Companies That Screwed Us: Corporate Rap Sheet for 2015

The ongoing corporate crime wave showed no signs of abating this year – in industries ranging from auto to oil to bank to food to defense.

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Paris climate agreement, Clean Power Plan, carbon emissions, National People's Action
The Climate Battle Of 2016 Will Be Waged In The States

Following the Paris climate treaty and President Obama's Clean Power Plan, the ball is now in the court of the states to develop emission reduction strategy to hit their customized targets.

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food stamps, SNAP, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, welfare programs, Bobby Jindal,
31,000 Louisianans Set to Lose Food Stamp Benefits On Jan. 1

It's not only people here who are losing out – Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and Wyoming recently allowed work requirements to be reimposed, leaving just 28 states with their food stamp waivers intact in 2016.

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Podemos, Spanish elections, Ahora Madrid, Ganemos Madred
Sea Change In Spanish Politics As Citizens Reclaim the City

Madrid's city council is prioritizing money for "social sustainability" and diverting €500 million into public spending, while Barcelona's city council has turned empty properties from banks into social housing.

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Podemos, Spanish elections, Ahora Madrid, Ganemos Madred
Sea Change In Spanish Politics As Citizens Reclaim the City

Madrid's city council is prioritizing money for "social sustainability" and diverting €500 million into public spending, while Barcelona's city council has turned empty properties from banks into social housing.

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xenophobia, immigration, immigrant fears, Islamophobia
When Your World Comes Apart: An Immigrant's Story

Being a refugee means being stripped of identity, stripped of all human rights, stripped of any kind of ownership, and coming to the realization that you do not even own your life anymore.

Posted 2 days 19 hours ago
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Koch brothers, Charles Koch, David Koch, Funny or Die, "We Are the World"
"The Earth's Not Getting Warmer": Holiday Anthem Sponsored by the Koch Brothers

In a video spoof by Funny or Die, infamous conservative billionaires, the Koch Brothers, pay celebrities to sing a climate change deniers' anthem to the music of "We Are the World."

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Chronicles of a Defeat Foretold, Part IV: Syriza's Greek Crash Landing

The ordeal of the Greek left has demonstrated the limits of the state-centric approach to social change – and the dream of a return to a fair and inclusive capitalism lies in tatters.

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Next System Project, Gar Alperovitz, social movements, people power, share economy, Fight for $15, Fund Our Communities, Trans-Pacific Partnership
After Year Of Victories, Social Movements Are Gaining Momentum for 2016

A better world is not only possible – it’s being built right now, by the individual and collective acts of courage of every one of us.

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police violence, police brutality, Tamir Rice, African American killings, police killings
Cleveland Officer Who Fatally Shot Tamir Rice Will Not Face Criminal Charges

The white police officer who fatally shot Tamir Rice, an African American 12-year-old, will not face criminal charges, it was announced on Monday – more than a year after the shooting in Cleveland.

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Next System Project, Gar Alperovitz, social movements, people power, share economy, Fight for $15, Fund Our Communities, Trans-Pacific Partnership
After Year Of Victories, Social Movements Are Gaining Momentum for 2016

A better world is not only possible – it’s being built right now, by the individual and collective acts of courage of every one of us.

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Podemos, Spanish elections, Ahora Madrid, Ganemos Madred
Sea Change In Spanish Politics As Citizens Reclaim the City

Madrid's city council is prioritizing money for "social sustainability" and diverting €500 million into public spending, while Barcelona's city council has turned empty properties from banks into social housing.

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xenophobia, immigration, immigrant fears, Islamophobia
When Your World Comes Apart: An Immigrant's Story

Being a refugee means being stripped of identity, stripped of all human rights, stripped of any kind of ownership, and coming to the realization that you do not even own your life anymore.

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Black Lives Matter, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Ferguson, Mall of America, Christmas, Chicago, Laquan McDonald
Just Before Christmas, Black Lives Matter Protests Roil Cities Across the U.S.

It's the most wonderful time of the year and a winter of discontent, a season of police bullhorns and Christmas lights.

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