After Failed GMO Initiative in Washington, Food Safety Modernization Act Is Next Battle

Unless people participate to support their values, our democracy cannot function.

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Occupy Wall Street Group Buys $15 Million of Americans' Debt — And Abolishes It

Rolling Jubilee, set up by Occupy's Strike Debt group last November, purchases personal debt cheaply from banks before "abolishing" it, freeing individuals from their bills -- mainly medical ones.

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The Future Must Be Green, Red, Black and Female

If the story of a human future is not green, there is no future. If we can restructure our world along new understandings of ecology and economics, there is a chance we can salvage something.

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Violence Against Brazil Protesters Puts Spotlight on Education as a Constitutional Right

Rio de Janeiro's State Teachers Union gained wide support after 200 teachers were brutally removed from occupying Rio's town hall in October. The teachers have won concessions and are threatening further strikes if more demands aren't met.

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Public Banking in Costa Rica: A Remarkable Little-Known Model

Established in 1949, Costa Rica's four public banks have remained open and in public hands in spite of enormous pressure by the IMF and the U.S. to privatize them.

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Progressive City of Keene, N.H., Debates Future With Natural Gas

Chilly New Hampshire winters have always inspired fierce competition and debate among energy providers. In the Monadnock Region, a liberal enclave in the purple state’s patchwork of political affiliations, residents might get a new choice in the form of natural gas.

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Bill de Blasio: A Mayor for the New Economy

New York City's new mayor has laid out a radically inclusive economic agenda.

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Bay Area Commits to 80% Greenhouse Gas Reduction

The goal is to reduce emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050.

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Privatizing Our Vote: The Ultimate Crime

Over the past decade or so our elected representatives have slowly but surely handed the power to decide our elections over to a handful of giant, mostly Republican-connected corporations.

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Newfoundland Bans Fracking, As First Nations-Led New Brunswick Protests Continue

Western Newfoundland’s shale-oil deposits have been described as potentially vast, but the region includes the Gros Morne National Park, which is a world heritage site and huge tourist attraction.

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