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Out of Control Rents? Thank Airbnb.

The company facilitates landlord conversion of entire rental buildings to de facto hotels.

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The Morality of a $15 Minimum

Over the years, America has decided that certain kinds of jobs – jobs that were done by children, or were unsafe, or required people to work too many hours, or below poverty wages – offend our sense of decency.

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Sea Into the Future: New Interactive Map Shows Sea-Level Rise by Zip Code

A new interactive map brings the reality of sea-level rise home.

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Out of Control Inequality: Global One Percent Owns Half of World’s Wealth

New Credit Suisse report shows worldwide inequality growing even faster than experts had predicted.

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Who’s Suing to Stop the Clean Power Plan, and What’s Their Beef?

A handy guide to the groups trying to overturn the Clean Power Plan, along with a reminder of their arguments and a summary of how the cases will proceed.

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To Fix National Poverty Crisis, Study Shows Even $15 Wage Won’t Do the Job

New report from Seattle-based Alliance for a Just Society says federal minimum wage should actually be $16.87 to match the high cost of living nationwide.

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How Should Cities Promote Sustainable Consumption?

West Coast Climate & Materials Management Forum.

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The Upside of Debt: How a National Crisis Is Fueling a Movement

Three leading organizers have a conversation about how America’s debt problem has transformed the movements they work with.

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With Renewables on the Rise, Dirty Fuels Losing Competitive Edge

The financial realities are pushing a clean energy transition—as more wind and solar capacity is installed, coal and natural gas plants are used less.

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If Your Tax Dollars Help Create a Resource, Shouldn’t it be Shared Freely?

The Open Licensing Policy Toolkit supports “the education of government staff creating, adopting and implementing open licensing policies.”