Mercenaries and morons: the failed for-profit Venezuela coup
Whatever one thinks of Venezuela’s government, the country’s long suffering people deserve better than being cast as expendable pawns in a struggle to secure the country’s vast oil and other resources for American and other multi-national corporate interests.
VIDEO: In Victory for Corporations, Court Rejects Rule on Labeling Goods Containing 'Conflict Minerals'
One of the deadliest documented conflict in African history is the fight over precious minerals. While many activist groups want mandatory labeling of "conflict minerals," a federal appeals court ruled against it this week.
Milestones (Or What Passes for Them in Washington)
A Multi-Trillion-Dollar Bridge to Nowhere in the Greater Middle East.
Best-Case Projections For TPP Show Few Benefits, Worse Trade Deficit
These are only the economic projections from TPP. They do not take into account that most of TPP is not about the economic results from “trade”
The “mother of all bombs” killed ISIS fighters – but poor Afghan farmers now...
One researcher reports that local farmers believed the bomb was nuclear and that they’d been exposed to radiation.
College was once free and for the public good – What happened?
Students didn’t have to worry about tuition and debt until higher education became more about personal gain than contributing to society.
Yes, home care is infrastructure—don’t let them play word games with people’s lives
Infrastructure, like charity, begins at home.
With the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling, can Trump’s damage to the environment ever be...
Trump’s appointments reveal the frightening far-reaching power of a corrupt president.
1,001 Ways To Die In Somalia
The official reason for US presence in Somalia is the perennial war against terrorism. The real reason is oil.
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.