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Benefit cuts blind man committed suicide after Atos ruled him fit to work

Desperate agoraphobe Tim Salter was left penniless when his benefits were slashed despite his failing eyesight and he faced eviction A depressed blind man killed himself after he was left penniless

Dec 29

70+ USS Ronald Reagan Crew Members, Half Suffering From Cancer, to Sue TEPCO For

After U.S. Navy sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan responded to the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan for four days, many returned to the U.S. with thyroid cancer, Leukemia, brain tumors and more. At ...

Dec 29

Why I'm Fighting to Stop Deportations Outside of Congress

This past month, I left my job in Congress to return to community organizing. After the country helped stop my mother's deportation, I came to realize that our community and the American people have

Dec 29

Here Are All The Times Congress Screwed Americans This Year In The Name Of

WASHINGTON -- As the year winds to a close, Congress is cautiously celebrating passing a year-end budget that relieves just about a third of the sequestration cuts. But those cuts, along with a slew

Dec 29

It's Time For The Sharing Economy To Become The Sharing Society

In New York City today, you can rent a room on Airbnb, catch a ride with Uber, sell your old threads on Modabound, and leave your nine-month-old with a shared nanny. The so-called "sharing economy"

Dec 29

The Business Of Impact Is The Business Of The Future

Today, more than ever, for-profit ventures have the capability to change culture quickly and with huge impact. In less than a decade, YouTube has significantly changed how we experience education ...

Dec 29

David Graeber & Barbara Jacobson on: Unconditional Basic Income

Dec 29

By Scott Keyes on December 27, 2013 at 9:22 am " Homeless Couple Gets A Home On Christmas Eve, Thanks To Innovative 'Occupy' Group" CREDIT: NBC 15 WMTV For many couples, the thought of living ...

Dec 29

Socialist politicians dreaming big in Seattle

Originally published December 24, 2013 at 7:02 PM | Page modified December 25, 2013 at 9:43 AM BETTINA HANSEN / The Seattle Times The Socialist Alternative party, fresh off a surprise win in ...

Dec 29

How to Occupy the Noosphere: Ian MacKenzie at TEDxVictoria 2013