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Venezuela has lost an extraordinary leader, but his democratic and socialist project of transformation is more alive than ever

The gulf between CEO pay and staff McWages is shockingly wide: a strike serves this system of super-exploitation right

With Americans' interest in socialism rising, we need to seriously consider alternative designs to the current system, argues Alperovitz, in this practical critique of some known models.

a very different kind of memorial – the stumble stones

Kurds, Social Security, Budget, Margaret Thatcher and more

Rand Paul speaks at Howard University. Documentary: Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners. Bill Moyers investigates homelessness in Silicon Valley. Classic blues at the Chicago Music Exchange. Democracy Now! interview: Animal rights activist speaks out. NASA Curiosity mission reports on Mars' bygone atmosphere.