What Does a Progressive Economy Look Like and How Do We Get There?

If laws governing taxes, trade, wages, union organizing and government spending on healthcare and welfare can be changed to favor capital, they can be changed back to favor ordinary people.

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3 years ago, Stockton, California, was Bankrupt. Now It's Trying Out A Basic Income.

A city on the outskirts of Silicon Valley is using Facebook money to fund a basic income trial.

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France's Largest Bank Halts Shale Oil Financing, Expands Funds for Renewables

BNP Paribas pledged to stop financing shale and oil sands projects in support of global efforts to tackle climate change – making it the first large bank to blacklist the world's dirtiest fossil fuels.

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How to Fund a Universal Basic Income Without Increasing Taxes or Inflation

A new economic study found that a UBI of $1,000/month to all adults would add $2.5 trillion to the U.S. economy in eight years.

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The Power of a Transformative City

Cities offer a more level playing field where people power can still take on and defeat corporate power and thereby prove that political mobilisation can deliver results.

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Progressive Candidates Seek To Upend the Democratic Establishment In Ohio

A slate of challengers backed by the Working Families Party, running under the banner of “Yes We Can," were inspired by the Bernie Sanders campaign and seek to unsettle a narrative that claims “Columbus Is Already Great.”

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Proposed "Accountability Act" Gives Power to Fed to Shut Down Megabanks

Wells Fargo "definitely qualifies" to be shut down, said Maxine Waters (D-CA), who introduced the Megabank Accountability and Consequences Act last week.

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In Britain, a Jubilant Labour Party Contrasts With Hostility and Dissent Among Tories

Spurred on by the hope that Labour is a "government in waiting", tens of thousands congregated last week in sunny Brighton, eager to be part of Britain's brave new political chapter led by Jeremy Corbyn.

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Catholic Church to Make Record Divestment From Fossil Fuels

More than 40 Catholic institutions will make the largest ever faith-based divestment, on the anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi.

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Gun Massacres Won't Stop Until Voters Demand Action

Lawmakers, especially Republicans, are hiding from their responsibilities.

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