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Off-Year Election Takeaways for Money in Politics

Beatriz Aldereguia , Natalie Giotta Brennan Center for Justice
Last week’s off-year elections provided a window into the role money plays in our politics, and the possibilities for campaign finance for reform across the country.

Upton Sinclair is Dead and the Food Industry has the Trump Admin. Right Where It Wants It

Alana Toulin In These Times
In an era when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are increasingly compromised, and workers in the American food industry are often poorly paid and under-protected, advocates and commentators must consciously work to dismantle the elitism that so often surrounds cultural discussions about food in the United States.

A Plan to Win

Peter Gowan Convergence
The overriding aim of democratic socialist strategy is to weaken the power of business, before breaking with capitalism entirely.

Trump’s Expedited Drilling Threatens Ancient Native American Center

Elizabeth Miller The Guardian
The Trump Administration’s aggressive efforts to turn public lands over to the oil and gas industries threatens New Mexico’s Chaco Canyon, the epicenter of Puebloan civilization from 850 to 1250 AD. UNESCO termed the ancient urban ceremonial center “unlike anything constructed before or since.” The accelerated oil and gas development threatens the Native American connection to this sacred place and all our attempts to understand the mysteries of its way of life.

Friday Nite Videos | November 17, 2017

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