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  Beto O’Rourke Swings and Misses with Working-Class Michigan Voters

  O’Rourke’s tabletop tour can’t hide his problematic record on workers’ rights. MORE

  Views  ·  March 25, 2019

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  We Can Reclaim Christmas from Capitalism

  The case for getting rid of Santa and ending the commodification of the holiday season. MORE

  Features  ·  December 20, 2018

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  The Alternative to Traditional Banking You’ve Never Heard Of

  What Westerners can learn from collective "money circles." MORE

  Features  ·  November 26, 2018

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  In the Shadow of Detroit, a Michigan City Is Taking the Solar Transition Into Its Own Hands

  Amid poverty and frequent power blackouts, a cutting-edge renewable energy program is underway in Highland Park. MORE

  Act Locally  ·  November 20, 2018

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  A New Economic Model for the South: Ditch Corporate Welfare and Fund Agricultural Co-ops

  A set of statistics from a new report provides a window into how misplaced economic priorities perpetuate poverty in the rural South. Since opening a plant in Canton, Mississippi 15 years ago, auto manufacturer... MORE

  Working  ·  November 16, 2018

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  Detroiters Fear Losing Their Water May Mean Losing Their Kids

  As thousands of Detroiters have their water shut off over debt, neighbors are helping each other to access water without alerting Child and Family Services. MORE

  Act Locally  ·  September 11, 2018

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  As Lava Consumes Hawaii, Residents Are Responding with Disaster Communism

  From geologists to acupuncturists, community members offer support to the displaced. MORE

  Act Locally  ·  August 15, 2018

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  Rashida Tlaib on Democratic Socialism and Why She Supports the Palestinian Right of Return

  The newly elected Democratic nominee for Congress talks about how she plans to help working-class Detroit and why she supports a one-state solution for Israel-Palestine. MORE

  Features  ·  August 14, 2018

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  Meet Oklahoma’s Anti-Privatization, Pro-Pot Candidate for Governor

  Progressive Connie Johnson—and a medical marijuana legalization initiative—will be on the Oklahoma ballot June 26. MORE

  Features  ·  June 19, 2018

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  Big Coal Is Using This Small Oklahoma Town as a Toxic Waste Dump

  Now residents are fighting back. MORE

  Act Locally  ·  May 30, 2018

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