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Letter from Girona: The Day Spain Lost Catalonia
On Tuesday, Catalonia staged a general strike against last weekend's violence. The government is expected to issue a statement of unilateral independence if a Yes vote is confirmed.
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How To Rebuild Progressive Politics in Rural America
It’s really not that complicated: Democrats and progressives need to work with rural activists and leaders to articulate solutions to real problems, and then run on those solutions.
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Catalonia’s Independence Vote Descends Into Chaos and Clashes
National police officers in riot gear, sent by the central government in Madrid, used rubber bullets and truncheons as they fanned out across Catalonia to shut down polling stations and seize ballot boxes.
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Puerto Rico Supply Failure Stops Food and Water Reaching Desperate Residents
Vital supplies are stuck in ports and warehouses because of a logistical breakdown.
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Spanish Attacks on Democracy Strengthen Case for Catalan Independence
Many of those organizing the referendum have been arrested and more detentions are expected before Sunday's crucial vote.
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Strengthen Labor Law to Promote Progressive Causes
To mark Labor Day, professors WIlliam E.
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Despite Threats from Spain, Catalans Might Actually Vote for—And Win—Independence
Nerves are mounting on all sides, as many suspect this could be the year the Catalans make good on their promise to secede.
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Citizen Debt Audits are Challenging Big Finance in the U.K. and Beyond
For citizen debt audits, the only way to challenge the power of banks is to reveal their crimes – then build a public movement that mobilizes around the injustice, demanding the public money be spent in the public interest.
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What America Would Look Like if it Guaranteed Everyone a Job
Imagine if a well-paying job, with benefits and a high enough salary to pay for rent, transportation, and food, were a human right.
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Texas Bathroom Bill Is Latest Civil Rights Victory in Deep South Spurred by Sports
The owners of three major league sports franchises strongly opposed the bathroom bill, continuing a trend over the last half century where sports contributed to the advancement of civil rights in the conservative Deep South.
