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California Challenges Gender Discrimination With Equal Pay Law (and Other News to Chew On)

A Louisiana university helps solve the national shortage of black doctors, Uber drivers are left with car payments after a raise in fees, and Mother Jones explores whether mammograms do more harm than good.

Oct 7, 2015

Cooperatives | Jobs

Dangerous History: What the Story of Black Economic Cooperation Means for Us Today

African Americans have been pioneering co-ops as an economic strategy since the days of slavery. Author Jessica Gordon Nembhard on how centuries-old models can guide our economy today.

Keane Bhatt | Oct 7, 2015

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Even The Wall Street Journal Is Asking Questions About How Ownership Should Work in a Democracy

The question of how the ownership of capital should be structured in a democratic society was raised by none other than Margaret Thatcher's authorized biographer.

Gar Alperovitz | Oct 2, 2015

Cooperatives | Wealth and inequality

NYC’s Credit Unions Give Mom-and-Pop Stores a Chance, Despite Gentrification

They're a lifeline to business owners. So why do these credit unions have trouble growing?

Abigail Savitch-Lew | Oct 2, 2015

Four Things That Matter to Millennials, From Lena Dunham’s Interview With Hillary Clinton

“I don’t trust anybody who says that they didn’t have some questions in their 20s.”

Araz Hachadourian | Oct 1, 2015

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Cooperatives | Jobs

A Techy Management Fad Gives Workers More Power—Up to a Point

Holacracy aims to liberate workers from micromanagement by replacing bosses with code-like rules modeled on computer programming.

Nathan Schneider | Oct 1, 2015

Water

Do Ads Keep the Internet Democratic? (And Other News to Chew on)

Drone footage shows nature taking back what’s hers; Washington high-school students build tiny houses for the homeless; and the epic tech battle over adblockers.

Sep 30, 2015

Wealth and inequality | Citizens United | Local economies

1.5 Million American Families Live on $2 a Day—These Authors Spent Years Finding Out Why

For their new book, H. Luke Shaefer and Kathryn J. Edin followed the lives of America’s poorest families to find out what they need to break out of poverty, and how to make it happen.

Marcus Harrison Green | Sep 24, 2015

Wealth and inequality

Think Students Can’t Declare Bankruptcy? Think Again

Bankruptcy is supposed to give debtors a fresh start—unless they’re struggling with student loans. But a little-known provision is helping these borrowers take their creditors to court.

Araz Hachadourian | Sep 23, 2015

Brazil Bans Corporate Donations in Politics (And Other News to Chew On)

A California tribe fights bottled water; an Argentinian province dedicates 1 percent of civil service jobs to transgender workers; and Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a blow to corporate politics.

Sep 23, 2015

Local economies | Wealth and inequality

Land Trusts Offer Houses That People With Lower Incomes Can Afford—And a Stepping Stone to Lasting Wealth

More than 200 land trusts around the country help struggling families buy their first homes, often in gentrifying neighborhoods.

Penn Loh | Sep 17, 2015

In London, Diversity and a Great School System Go Hand in Hand (And Other News to Chew On)

The White House released a new tool to help calculate the cost of college, “Black Twitter” revolutionizes the meaning of intellectual, and an anti-rape curriculum in Kenya shows promising results.

Sep 16, 2015

The Feds Raided This Gay Sex Website—And Pushed Sex Worker Rights Into the Mainstream

After the seizure of Rentboy.com, many in the sex worker and LGBTQ movements are finding common ground where they were once divided.

Joe Scott | Sep 16, 2015

Health care

Surgeon General’s Prescription for Health: Walk More

New landmark report announces national campaign to encourage Americans to walk more, by making communities safer and more accessible.

Jay Walljasper | Sep 15, 2015

Renewable energy

How Obama’s New EPA Regs Can Bring More Local Control Over Energy—Even in Red States

The Clean Power Plan is counting on states to cut carbon emissions. Will they be the new frontiers for change?

Gar Alperovitz | Sep 15, 2015

Renewable energy

10,000 Icelanders Invite Syrian Refugees Into Their Homes (And Other News to Chew On)

Scotland takes a new approach to sex work legislation, the VW bus is coming back greener than ever, and Iceland's citizens urge their government to do more for refugees.

Sep 10, 2015

Cooperatives

5 Steps to Turn Your Business Into a Worker-owned Co-op

Learn how to turn any business into a worker-owned cooperative with this checklist.

Cat Johnson | Sep 9, 2015

Local economies | Wealth and inequality

Do Interest-Free Loans Make Sense? No, But They Do Make a Difference

Neighbors are helping crowdfund the dreams of local entrepreneurs, giving community businesses the chance to expand with interest-free loans.

Marcus Harrison Green | Sep 8, 2015

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Wealth and inequality

6 Ways You Just Got More Power Over Your Credit Score

A complex, for-profit system is behind these three-digit scores that affect your ability to borrow, rent, and work. Here's how regulators are putting credit score companies on notice.

James Trimarco | Sep 4, 2015

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