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• Corporate Welfare Is Draining Baltimore

  By konigludwig on May 30, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  On May 4, Stephen Curry, deadeye starting point guard for the Golden State Warriors, was named the 2015 National Basketball Association MVP. In honor of his award, Baltimore-based athletic gear firm Under Armour announced a special edition of his Curry… Read More ›

• Malcolm X, Gentrification and Housing as a Human Right

  By storyartist on May 28, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  If we look at what is happening today in major cities throughout the United States, the same principles and legal precepts are at work. Now, instead of military might, overpowering economic forces are pushing low-income people of color out of… Read More ›

• In New York trial, woman describes terror as bikers beat her husband

  By konigludwig on May 20, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  By Tina Susman The wife of a man beaten by a group of motorcyclists wept on the witness stand Tuesday as she recalled her family’s car being set upon by angry bikers during a motorcycle rally that took over New… Read More ›

• How the Truth About Palestine Won Netanyahu the Israeli Election

  By konigludwig on May 15, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  By Omri Boehm There is a famous quote, often attributed to George Orwell, which says that in times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. In last month’s Israeli election, it was Prime Minister Netanyahu who spoke… Read More ›

• Could This Zero-Emissions, Triple-Decker Solar Plane Revolutionize the Aviation Industry?

  By genvana on May 3, 2015 • ( 2 )

  

  By Lorraine Chow As the Solar Impulse 2 makes its historic round-the-world trip powered only by the energy of the sun, it’s not so crazy to think that sometime in the future, commercial flying will abandon dirty fossil fuels. Well,… Read More ›

• The Decimation of Manufacturing in US Cities

  By Ecantados on May 3, 2015 • ( 10 )

  

  The historic issue with manufacturing and jobs is one of demographics. Factories were built to make products. Housing was built for workers. When homes are built, retail follows and more land is given over to housing and retail. Next comes… Read More ›

• These Are America’s 10 Most Polluted Cities

  By genvana on May 3, 2015 • ( 3 )

  

  By Justin Worland Here are the U.S. cities with the most ozone pollution in 2015: California is well-represented on the list & in the article. 1. Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA 2. Visalia-Porterville-Hanford, CA 3. Bakersfield, CA 4. Fresno-Madera, CA 5…. Read More ›

• Scalia and Roberts don’t know best: Here’s how we take our politics back from reactionary court and billionaire donors

  By genvana on May 3, 2015 • ( 5 )

  

  Right-wing justices have perverted our campaign-finance system. There’s a mechanism to reclaim it: The Constitution. By Jamie Raskin:  Raskin is a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law, a Democratic state senator in Maryland and the… Read More ›

• Meet the Women Taking the Battle to ISIS

  By konigludwig on April 29, 2015 • ( 6 )

  

  At the command of a charismatic leader, a cadre of female Kurdish soldiers is taking the battle to the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria A colorful scarf is all that is left of Cicek Derek, who was 17… Read More ›

• “We’re going to resist!”: Brazil’s indigenous groups fight to keep their land in face of new law

  By konigludwig on April 25, 2015 • ( 0 )

  

  By Claire Rigby in The Guardian From downtown São Paulo, the Pico do Jaraguá – the crest of a mountain ridge on the city’s north-western horizon – looks like a broken tooth, crowned by a towering TV antenna. Just beyond… Read More ›

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