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Nothing to Hide? Why Facebook's Fine Print Is Still Worth Fighting
by Erin Sagenposted Feb 24, 2014 - Devices we use every day are turning our personal data over to huge corporations. But can we win our privacy back?
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Infographic: Why Corporations Want Our Public Schools
by YES! Editorsposted Feb 21, 2014 - Where’s the big money in privatization? Take it from the teachers.
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The Myth Behind Public School Failure
by Dean Patonposted Feb 21, 2014 - In the rush to privatize the country’s schools, corporations and politicians have decimated school budgets, replaced teaching with standardized testing, and placed the blame on teachers and students.
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Meet the New Rebels Taking Back Our Public Schools
by Sarah van Gelderposted Feb 21, 2014 - For decades the myth of failing public schools justified industrial-scale testing and a privatization agenda. Now radical educators are bursting the bubble test, getting culturally relevant, and restoring justice to the classroom.
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Tiny Houses for the Homeless: An Affordable Solution Catches On
by Erika Lundahlposted Feb 20, 2014 - A growing number of towns and cities have found a practical solution to homelessness through the construction of tiny-house villages—and housing officials are taking notice.
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How the Fight Against Alabama's Anti-Immigrant Law Transformed a Community
by Levana Saxonposted Feb 17, 2014 - Gwendolyn Ferreti Manjarrez is an organizer with the Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice. Here, she speaks about the role of grassroots groups in the fight to roll back HB 56.
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A Welcome Surprise: There Are More States Working to Expand Voting Rights than to Restrict Them
by Sue Sturgisposted Feb 13, 2014 - In 2013, 46 states introduced 237 bills designed to make voting easier, while restrictive measures were introduced in only 33.
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"Human Libraries" and Classes Taught By Babies? They're All Part of the Empathy Revolution
by Roman Krznaricposted Feb 10, 2014 - Empathy can be a force for radical social change, but only if we understand how to unleash it.
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In Pete Seeger's Letters, A Voice for Justice Sings On
by Sam Rosenthalposted Feb 07, 2014 - In the midst of Seeger's countless documents was one that stood out. The editor who found it reflects on coming back to that letter today.
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As Trans-Pacific Partnership Falters, Opponents Go After Fence-Sitting Pols
by James Trimarcoposted Feb 03, 2014 - A trade deal likely to harm environmental and labor protections may be losing momentum. But it's not dead yet.
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When Her Photo Became an Anti-Feminist Meme, This College Woman Fought Back—and Thousands Joined Her
by Erika Lundahl, Rachael Stoeveposted Feb 03, 2014 - From internet memes to campus quads, young people are reworking feminism to meet today's challenges.
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To Truly Address Inequality, Let's Build a People-Centered Economy
by Laura Flandersposted Jan 30, 2014 - The high-tech hubs and natural gas drilling the president called for in his state of the union speech aren't the answer to our economic woes. Instead, we need to follow the leadership already coming from communities, workers, and small-business owners.
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Obama Calls for "Opportunity for All": 8 Policies to Make It Happen
by Sarah van Gelderposted Jan 29, 2014 - While the president outlined important steps forward last night, bolder steps are needed. Here are eight with the power to truly create the universal opportunity the president called for.
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"So My Daughter Won't Have To": Why Kelly Sue DeConnick Fights to Make Women Welcome in Comics
by Christopher Zumski Finkeposted Jan 29, 2014 - Kelly Sue DeConnick is a woman author working in the comic book industry, who's had successful titles in both mainstream and independent forms. In this Q&A, she talks about her feminism, creativity, and her love for old-school "exploitation" movies.
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Photo Essay: Pete Seeger's Life on the Hudson
by Sarah van Gelderposted Jan 28, 2014 - In December 2007, YES! editor-in-chief Sarah van Gelder interviewed Pete Seeger in his home in Beacon, New York. Seeger showed Sarah his family photo albums, his DIY solar-powered car, and, of course, a whole wall filled with banjos.
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