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The climate crisis is spinning out of control, and the gap between the rich and poor continues to grow unabated. It’s time to let the radical uncertainty of this moment enlarge our sense of possibility.

Sarah van Gelder | May 23, 2013

How a Radical Group of American Nuns Shook Up the Vatican to Better the World

“Band of Sisters” shows why a humble group of women fell under Vatican investigation for seeing the causes—not just the symptoms—of injustice.

Valerie Schloredt | May 22, 2013

Georgia Professors Teach Undocumented Students—for Free

Georgia is one of three states that exclude undocumented students from full access to higher education. "Freedom University" operates on the principle that “you can stop me from going to a UGA classroom, but you can’t stop a UGA professor from teaching me.”

Chris Francis | May 21, 2013

Citizens United

Will the 99% Outbid the Billionaires Trying to Buy the LA Times?

A new player has joined the high-stakes bidding war over the Tribune Company, which owns some of America’s largest newspapers: the people of the United States.

| May 17, 2013

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Fracking the Suburbs: An Explosive Combination?

As oil and gas get harder to find, the industry is drilling in suburbia—and the neighbors aren’t pleased.

Peter Pearsall | May 16, 2013

Sustainable food and farming

The Farm Bill’s “Government Handouts”: Who Really Benefits?

There’s nothing like talk of “government handouts” to get people upset. But when it comes to farm bill, the real culprits might not be who you think they are.

Shannon Hayes | May 15, 2013

Cooperatives

Worker-Owned Window Factory Opens for Business

When the company known as Republic Windows and Doors closed its Chicago factory, the workers raised the money to buy back the company themselves. The worker-owned cooperative they formed opens today.

| May 10, 2013

Handshake photo courtesy of Think Panama

Why the TransPacific Partnership is a Scary Big (Trade) Deal

A super-sized NAFTA, the TPP gives foreign corporations privileges that can override domestic laws on environmental health and citizens’ rights. Here’s why we shouldn’t let it pass without a fight.

Kristen Beifus | May 9, 2013

Local economies | Wealth and inequality

The Bright Side of the Money Crisis

Is this “the most exciting time to be alive in human history”? The economists and scientists interviewed in this film think so, and the reasons are all about the chance to create a more fair and sustainable global economy.

| May 7, 2013