Agriculture, the service economy, sexual exploitation, manufacturing, construction and domestic work drive today's enslavement around the world.
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Indians March En Masse With Farmers Who Are Choosing Protest Over Death
“Today the farmer is a political force. Those who ignore our voices do so at their own peril.”
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Prices, Plutocrats and Corporate Concentration
The larger our corporations become, the more unequal our societies become. But tougher antitrust enforcement and other legislative solutions could slow our rates of corporate concentration.
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'It's a Crisis Alright': Report Details Serious Public Health and Safety Risks of Trump Shutdown
"Corporate lawbreakers are going unpunished, safety inspections are being postponed, discrimination charges are going uninvestigated, polluters are not being held in check, financial fraudsters are not being policed."
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Shutoffs Continue As The People of Detroit Fight for Water As a Human Right
“A lot of people in Detroit are choosing water over medicine, water over rent, water over new shoes for their kids,” said Shea Howell, a member of Detroiters Resisting Emergency Management.
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Where Credit Is Due: The Community Reinvestment Act is Still Necessary
In recent decades, the CRA helped bring $2 trillion in small-business and community-development bank loans to underserved areas. Why is the Trump administration trying to shred it?
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One Year Later: The GOP Tax Cuts Made Wealth Inequality Much, Much Worse
The majority of gains from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 have gone to millionaires, billionaires and multi-billion dollar corporations, while workers have seen little to no gains.
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'Time for a Jubilee!': US Student Loan Debt Hits Record $1.46 Trillion. Funny, That's More Than GOP's Corporate-Friendly Tax Giveaway
Student debt has doubled since 2009, but economists argue that forgiving all of it – that's right, all of it – is something the country needs and can clearly afford.
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Wisconsin Heist Isn’t the First Time A Party Clinging to Power Thwarted Democracy
But a power grab of this nature hasn’t occurred for more than two centuries in America.
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On the Information Toll Road, Reservations About Internet "Freedom"
Access matters, and unequal access can have onerous consequences for those who can’t afford the fast lane.
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Occupy Brexit: "Theresa May's Whole Agenda Has Run Off A Cliff"
“This historic defeat will show that the government is deadlocked – and we now need to throw this back to the people and give them a final say," said Paul Butters of Best for Britain.