Yearly Archives: 2016
Snow Leopards Being Poached Into Extinction
Snow leopards, whose numbers are estimated to be as few as 4,000, could be extinct within the next four years.
Oregon Locals Take On Corporate Power With ‘Tax Corporations’ Measure 97
Learn from Oregon’s amazing activists and organizers and organizations like the coalition behind Measure 97.
Capitalism Killing You? Income Sharing Could Save Our Lives…
In the ongoing series “From the Ground Up,” Occupy.com joins Commonomics USA presenting stories about local efforts to create a new sustainable economy.
VIDEO: TAKE BACK THE SENATE!
Remember what’s at stake. And Vote on November 8th!
High Levels of Lead in Chicago Drinking Fountains
Of the 1,891 outdoor fountains in city parks, 445 exceeded the EPA's action level for lead.
Harvard Has Billions, So Why Won’t It Pay Workers a Living Wage?
Striking dining hall employees at the Ivy League school have turned the spotlight on the low salaries of administrative positions nationwide.
As Congress Prepares for TPP Fight, Another Trade Deal Nears Completion
Sweeping multilateral free trade deals have become a hot button issue in the ongoing US presidential election.
Clinton and Trump Meet in Final Presidential Debate: Experts Respond
The Conversation’s experts were watching the debate with an eye across the candidates’ performances and the key policy areas. Their responses follow.
It’s Rigged: Takes One to Know One
Increasing skepticism of the U.S. government can either lead to ugly conspiracy theorizing, or fuel a movement to bend the status quo.
Bernie Sanders Questions Staggering Price of Cancer Drug
“Members of Congress can no longer allow the drug companies to charge our people the highest prices in the world. We have to make a stand.”