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Reflect

Why Big Tech May Be Getting Too Big

The enterprises of the country are aggregating vast corporate combinations of unexampled capital, boldly marching, not for economical conquests only, but for political power.

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Reflect

How the South Drives American Wages Down

A closer look at how the Southern slave labor system was rebooted and rolled out to the rest of America.

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Change

‘It Can Be Done’: New Report Details Path to 100% Renewables by 2050

Greenpeace says world leaders must not let the fossil fuel industry stand in the way of the necessary—and attainable—transition to a clean and safe energy future.

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Reflect

Why the Republican Assault on Planned Parenthood is Morally Wrong and Economically Stupid

Planned Parenthood’s contraceptive services are one of the major reasons we don’t have more abortions in the United States.

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Eat & Drink

Prophetic Author of Diet for a Small Planet on State of Food, Democracy

An interview with Frances Moore Lappè, author who helped awaken millions of people to the connections between our diets, our bodies, and the fate of the planet.

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Change

Fund the World You Want to Live In: Interest-Free Loans Make More Than ‘Business Sense’

Neighbors are helping crowdfund the dreams of local entrepreneurs, giving community businesses the chance to expand with interest-free loans.

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Reflect

What Happened to the Moral Center of American Capitalism?

An economy depends on public morality; shared standards about what is impermissible.

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Change

Labor Day 2028: How to Finance Basic Minimum Income for All

Many people have advocated a basic minimum income, the question was how to finance it. Robert Reich gives us an answer. Happy Labor Day.

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Change

Battle Lines Form in California Over Ambitious Climate Change Bill

The Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act (SB350) increases California’s share of electricity from renewable energy to 50% by 2030.

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Change

“Don’t Owe. Won’t Pay.” Everything You’ve Been Told About Debt Is Wrong

With the nation’s household debt burden at $11.85 trillion, even the most modest challenges to its legitimacy have revolutionary implications.