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It remains true today that with so much of the rental market subsidized and affordable in Vienna, there is downward pressure on rents overall . 

Defense contractors hire thousands of foreigners. Many are trapped by employment practices banned by the U.S. government.

A coalition of railroad workers unions says the biggest rail companies in the U.S. have become far too focused on profits, and is calling for public ownership of rail infrastructure across North America.

Lynd explored the biggest little secret, one people everywhere should heed: We who do the work can build a better world, and we can best do it without the parasitic Super Rich who contribute nothing and weigh us down like a monstrous ball and chain.

“These are general statements, OK? But women are more collaborative. Women are not as transactional. And I think women focus on different issues,” Bass said. “I think women tend to lead differently.”

To ensure that finance aligns with the climate crisis, we need a far-reaching mobilization plan akin to the Marshall Plan following World War II, which helped restore economies devastated by the conflict.

Despite the warning signs all around us, the Departments of the Treasury and Transportation appear to be running headlong into a crash - and not just the kind of crash that takes place on a highway. The Obama administration appears to have bought into Public Private Partnerships spinning straw into gold.

Losing the sense of smell predicts likelihood of death within five years, according to new research.

Voters in fifteen states—many with tight races—will face new restrictions at the polling booth for the first time in November.

Ebola is a problem that will not be solved, because it isn’t profitable to do so.