The Question of Socialism is About to Open Up in These United States

With Americans' interest in socialism rising, we need to seriously consider alternative designs to the current system.

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Look out Monsanto: The Global Food Movement Is Rising

The book Harvesting Justice isn’t just a look at the world’s most exciting food justice groups—it’s also a knockout organizing tool.

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Injecting Democracy Into Public Spending

Through a civic reform called participatory budgeting, thousands of residents in New York, Chicago and the Bay Area will be deciding over the next month how nearly $20 million of tax dollars are allocated to their cities.

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In Districts With Widest Gender Wage Gaps, Congressmen Oppose Fair Pay Laws

Four out of five of the U.S. congressional districts with the widest gender-based wage gaps are represented by congressmen who oppose equal pay laws.

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Everything We Know About What’s Happened Under Sequestration

Austerity, American style...

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A Tax Day Plan for Fighting the Republic

Outsized chunks of our taxes fund the military, rising healthcare costs and interest on the federal debt while relatively tiny amounts go to education, science, alternative energy, and the environment.

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Tires in Mexico: Can Worker-Owners Make a Big Factory Run?

In this second of a two-part series on the TRADOC workers' cooperative in Mexico, worker-owners have been building tires since 2005 — selling them in the U.S. and Mexico and now paying themselves the highest wage in the tire industry.

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Winner Takes All: The Super-Priority Status of Derivatives

Derivatives have “super-priority” status in bankruptcy, and Dodd Frank precludes further taxpayer bailouts. In a big derivatives bust, there may be no collateral left for the creditors who are next in line.

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A How-To Guide for Foreclosure Defense

The direct action work of defending against a foreclosure is a political statement, where the collective strength of the community has the ability to preserve someone’s material needs.

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California Court Ruling Deals Setback to Fracking on Public Lands

A regulatory setback for hydraulic fracturing on public lands in San Jose, California.

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