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The Most Important Moments From the Kavanaugh Sexual-Assault Hearing
Chuck Grassley opened the hearing by lecturing Senator Dianne Feinstein and Christine Blasey Ford on not coming forward sooner.
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Socialists Need To Fight For Economic Change — Not Just Another Version Of Capitalism
Broadly felt problems with capitalism – rising inequality, stagnating wages and severe instability – have led to major global political and cultural shifts. But what does socialism actually mean?
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Letter From NYU: Why Christine Blasey Ford Wanted Her Story to Stay Private
In the #MeToo era, why does it remain so difficult for women to go public with stories of sexual assault. These three women at NYU explain and share their traumas.
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Cancel Kavanaugh: Nationwide Walkout Monday for Sexual Assault Survivors
Thousands across the country have pledged to walk out of their workplaces and schools on Monday at 1:00pm EST.
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"Treating Protest As Terrorism': U.S. Plans Crackdown on Keystone XL Activists
Documents suggest an aggressive response to possible protests against the oil pipeline amid fears of another Standing Rock.
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Rebel Cities 13: Porto Alegre In Brazil Shows How Participatory Budgeting Works
Citizen control of spending decisions means communities decide what their city does and does not do with public funds. For 30 years the process has worked in Brazil, and now it's spreading rapidly.
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To Stop the Next Financial Crisis, We Need Public Ownership of Banks—Now
When the next crisis hits, the public will once again be called upon to step in and bail out Wall Street. We need to start seriously preparing an alternative response: public banks.
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The New Socialists
Why the pitch from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders resonates in 2018.
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California Mandates 100 Percent Clean Energy By 2045
In a major environmental milestone, Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed a law requiring California to obtain 100 percent of its electricity from non-polluting sources in under 30 years.
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Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop BEZOS Act’ In the Senate
The “Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act” would establish a 100 percent tax on government benefits received by workers at Amazon, Walmart and all companies with at least 500 employees.