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Share3 Lessons for Appalachia’s Post-Coal Economy
Appalachian residents are working to keep local and sustainable sources of wealth central in a post-coal economy.
Time for Some Good Jobs Guarantees
Corporations often take big helpings of public funds, saying that they’ll provide jobs in return. But how can communities make sure they deliver?
A Small Business Boost from ... Regulations?
Do regulations really hurt small businesses? Or do businesses thrive when local residents can afford their services, and a good quality of life attracts skilled workers?
ALEC Retreats, Sort Of
Following activist pressure and corporate defections, ALEC says it’s dropping its Stand Your Ground and voter ID efforts. So what comes next?
What to Make of the ALEC Exodus
What the corporate departures mean—and don’t.
Vermont Votes to Overturn Citizens United
From town meetings to the state legislature, Vermont is sending a strong message on corporate involvement in politics.
Occupy Takes On ALEC
Occupy’s latest target: corporations that write their agendas into state laws.
Tapping a Pipeline of Grassroots Energy
The latest attempt to push through the Keystone XL pipeline is meeting some spirited opposition.
Big News on Bank Transfers
The Occupy effect? In the last 3 months, Americans switched banks at three times the normal rate.
The Internet on Strike
What happened when major sites went on strike to offer a taste of a censored Internet.
How Cities and States are Sticking It to Citizens United
From courthouses to statehouses, the pro-corporate ruling is under pressure.
L.A. and Occupy L.A. Agree: It’s Time to End Corporate Personhood
What’s the issue that unites the occupiers and the city they’re occupying? Getting corporate money out of politics.
Protesters Win Pipeline Delay
How thousands of determined protesters dragged a little-known pipeline into the national spotlight—and convinced the Obama administration to delay its approval.
The Courage to Stop Pretending: Tim DeChristopher Sentenced
Can going to jail be a happier choice than turning a blind eye to climate injustice?
The Cyclists Who Beat an Airplane: A Tale of Carmaggedon
Los Angeles—perhaps America’s most famously car-choked city—briefly became a modern transportation morality play.
Mr. Colbert Goes to the FEC
The satirist wants to form "a megaphone made of cash"—his own super PAC.
“This is Not Democracy” — Wisconsin’s Anti-Union Bill Passes
In a controversial move, Republicans maneuvered the passage of Wisconsin's assault on collective bargaining after three weeks of protests. How'd they do it, and what happens next?
Citizens United?
The need to get money out of politics may be the one thing Americans agree on.
After the Campaign Cash, the Backlash
The 2010 midterm elections—the first since Citizens United opened the floodgates to corporate campaign cash—were the most expensive in history. So what happens next?
Appalachia Rising for a New Economy
Appalachian residents are serious about putting a stop to mountaintop removal coal mining—and building a more sustainable economy to take its place.
