This Changes Everything: How the 99% Woke Up
Something happened in September 2011 so unexpected that no politician or pundit saw it coming.
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On Freedom and Imperialism: Arab Spring and the Intellectual Divide
The so-called ‘Arab Spring’ is creating an intellectual divide that threatens any sensible understanding of the turmoil engulfing several Arab countries.
Papuan Women Stand Up Against Violence and Injustice
Three stories of courageous women fighting cruelty and repression in Papua.
Vultures’ Picnic: In Pursuit of Petroleum Pigs, Power Pirates, and High-Finance Carnivores
It’s all my fault, because I’m such a cheap bastard. I was told to rent a white van, something nondescript that painters or a handyman might use and wouldn’t be noticed parked at dawn on a road where only BMWs and Carrera 95s play. - Excerpted from Greg Palast's new book.
The Dark Side of Black Friday: Low-Wage Workers Fight for Rights at Target and Walmart
After a decade of gradually taking the Thanksgiving holiday away from the lowest-paid employees, a backlash is finally rising against the American retail industry.
War: The Wrong Jobs Program
America's jobs program is its military—and the immense industry that provides the military with services and armaments.