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As World’s 5th Largest Economy, Can the Left Coast Unite to Stop Big Oil?

From First Nations activism to innovative city initiatives, the West Coast is leading the fight against global warming even as many countries lag behind.

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Berkeley Votes to Boost Co-op Economy In the Face of Gentrification

A growing number of cities are investing in co-ops to keep money local and neighborhoods affordable.

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The Radical Work of Healing: Fania and Angela Davis on a New Kind of Civil Rights Activism

“Self-care and healing and attention to the body and the spiritual dimension—all of this is now a part of radical social justice struggles.”

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Capitalism Will Eat Democracy—Unless We Speak Up

The undemocratic economic sphere has cannibalized the political sphere.

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Why We Need to Keep 80% of Fossil Fuels in the Ground

Life depends on it.

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Pier 9 Presents: Superhero Cyborgs

Pier 9 is a maker space in San Francisco. In this video, kids present their body modifying prosthetics/devices from a recent workshop.

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Existing Carbon-Cutting Rules Won’t Get Us to Our Climate Goal. Where Will the Rest Come From?

World leaders came out of Paris with an international climate agreement seeking to keep global temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius. The following is part of “What It Takes,” a series that looks into what we’ll need to do to pull that off.

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Democratic Money and Capital for the Commons

How to assure the independence of commons when the dominant systems of finance, banking, and money are so hostile to commoning.

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Compassion: Being Kind Is Our Default Response

To describe humans as innately selfish is empirically false.

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In a Tiny House Village, Portland’s Homeless Find Dignity

As cities search for solutions to homelessness, Portland’s Dignity Village offers 60 men and women community and safety.