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“Social Security is Broke”—and Other Corporate Scare Tactics
by Lisa Gravesposted Mar 19, 2012 - For years, corporations have been peddling myths to rally us behind their interests. Here are three things everyone “knows,” and why they're wrong.
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Time to Rediscover Poverty
by Barbara Ehrenreichposted Mar 15, 2012 - Barbara Ehrenreich: A new and more accurate understanding of American poverty is long overdue.
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Preventing the Fall of Rome
by Gar Alperovitzposted Mar 14, 2012 - Gar Alperovitz: Why transformative change to the economic system is needed and how it might be accomplished.
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Special Weapons for Fighting Giants
by Robert Weissmanposted Mar 14, 2012 - Revoke their charters, and other legal tools to hold corporations accountable to our laws.
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Our House, In the Middle of the Bank
posted Mar 13, 2012 - Video: What can you do when the bank takes away your house? Move into theirs.
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Europe Bans Export of Death Penalty Drugs
by Jennifer Kayeposted Mar 13, 2012 - The EU makes a bold move towards the abolition of executions everywhere.
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One Million in Wisconsin Want Recall
by Valerie Schloredtposted Mar 13, 2012 - How a grassroots coalition convinced more than a million voters to challenge their state's controversial governor.
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Vermont Votes to Overturn Citizens United
by Brooke Jarvisposted Mar 08, 2012 - From town meetings to the state legislature, Vermont is sending a strong message on corporate involvement in politics.
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How to Cover Everyone: Vermont’s Single-Payer Success
by Amy Gluckmanposted Mar 06, 2012 - The state’s progressive health care model has already bolstered campaigns in more than 20 other places.
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Nurses Fight for a Dose of Tax Justice
by Sarah Andersonposted Mar 06, 2012 - Before there was Occupy, thousands of nurses were already taking on Wall Street to demand a financial transaction tax.
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Occupy Takes On ALEC
by Brooke Jarvisposted Feb 29, 2012 - Occupy’s latest target: corporations that write their agendas into state laws.
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Now, Let’s Occupy the Ballot
by Van Jonesposted Feb 28, 2012 - During election season, all eyes turn to politics. How do we ensure that the interests of the 99 percent are represented in the halls of power?
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Change Now, Vote Later
by Nathan Schneiderposted Feb 28, 2012 - Political answers will come when we build a network of solidarity and action that pushes on all fronts for a true democracy.
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How Much Is That Politician in the Window?
posted Feb 27, 2012 - Sarah van Gelder on a record season of corporate-funded political advertising and what it means for the 99 percent.
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Is It Time to Occupy the Commons?
by Alexa Bradleyposted Feb 27, 2012 - A report from the Occupy Wall Street Forum on the Commons.
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