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The New Edge of Radical Economics - David Graeber & Charles Eisenstein

"We are Calling for Fundamental Transformation of U.S. Capitalist Society"

The shocking move to criminalize nonviolent protest

In 2002, investigative journalist and TED Fellow Will Potter decided to take a break from his regular beat, writing about shootings and murders for the Chicago Tribune. He went to help a local group

Jun 13

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Jun 13

Court Rules Warrantless Cell Tracking Unconstitutional

MIAMI (AP) - Investigators must obtain a search warrant from a judge in order to obtain cellphone tower tracking data that is widely used as evidence to show suspects were in the vicinity of a ...

Jun 13

Think urban hipsters are the only ones consuming less? Think again

Photo by Jack Newton Think young urban hipsters are the only ones consuming less and sharing more? Think again. In a recent post, Fast Company pointed to a new global study of over 30,000 ...

Jun 13

Nation's Cable Companies Announce They're Just Going To Take $100 From Everyone

NEW YORK-Offering no justification for the action aside from their own desire to do so, executives from the nation's leading cable companies announced plans Wednesday to take $100 from every one of

Jun 13

Rio's airport workers go on strike on the eve of World Cup opening

Workers at Rio de Janeiro's three airports have declared a 24-hour strike, asking for a pay raise ahead of the World Cup opening ceremony scheduled for Thursday, unions said. The strike will be ...

Jun 13

Why we're watching this climate scientist turned socialist politician

It's been a pretty good year here in Seattle for your average living wage-wanting, proletariat lovin', socialist-revolutionary-leaning progressive. Last November, Socialist Alternative party member

Jun 10

It's simple. If we can't change our economic system, our number's up

Let us imagine that in 3030BC the total possessions of the people of Egypt filled one cubic metre. Let us propose that these possessions grew by 4.5% a year. How big would that stash have been by ...