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The economic ascent of China makes both the right and the left nervous for different reasons, often more to do with the U.S. economy’s own insecurities than China itself. Yet the U.S. and China have much in common, including their contradictions

As The Baltimore Sun wrote, it’s better to have a few rats than to be one.

It is time for a new Apollo project to transition the United States to a climate-friendly economy.

"We believe the era of corporate impunity is drawing to a close. It is no longer acceptable for companies to make billions out of developing world resources whilst causing devastating damage to the environment and local communities.”

Burkinabè Rising showcases creative nonviolent resistance in Burkina Faso, a small, landlocked country in West Africa, home to a vibrant community of artists and engaged citizens, who provide an example of making inspirational political change.

Antitrust Probe; Dystopian Data Doc; Power, Privilege and Resistance; Mega Merger; CIA vs Journalists; Sanders and Corbyn Get the Short End; Silicon Valley Socialists

Only one in 7 kids eligible for free summer lunch actually gets one. Low participation likely results from factors including lack of accessible meal distribution locations, inadequate information about free meals, and transportation barriers.

Industrial hemp has been proved to absorb more CO2 per hectare than any forest or commercial crop, making it the ideal carbon sink. It can be grown on a wide scale on nutrient-poor soils with very small amounts of water and no fertilizers.

Israel’s spraying “has created a dead zone of entire swathes of formerly arable land.”

The right-wing billionaire has teamed up with unlikely ally George Soros on “military restraint,” but Koch Industries subsidiaries make millions by supplying the Navy with circuitry.