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Now That the Election Is Over, the Fight for Economic Justice Begins

Medea Benjamin, Arun Gupta, PINKtank. November 5, 2008.

Just like the '30s, this unprecedented crisis has given us the opportunity to fix America and create a productive, sustainable economy for all.

Domestic Workers Unite!

Lizzy Ratner, The Nation. June 13, 2008.

Domestic workers in America are among the most economically exploited and vulnerable to abuse by their employers.

UN: Women Denied Representation, Making War on Poverty Hard to Win

Maxine Frith, The Independent UK. March 5, 2008.

Rates of female participation in governments across the world are still appallingly low, and women face endemic discrimination in nearly all sectors.

How a Community Is Saving Itself and the Environment

Kevin Danaher, Shannon Biggs, Jason Mark, PoliPoint Press. November 20, 2007.

Our current economic model has created nothing but poverty and pollution for the South Bronx. But the visionary folks there have a different model that will change all that.

Earth to Politicians: Americans Support Taxing the Rich

Elana Levin, April 23, 2007.

The public get's it! America's survival depend on services like quality schools and healthcare and funds are needed to pay for that good stuff. The solution is having those who've benefited the most from our unbalanced system pay their fair share.

The Martin Luther King You Don't See on TV

Norman Solomon, Jeff Cohen, AlterNet. April 4, 2007.

Every year on April 4, as Americans commemorate MLK's death, we get perfunctory news reports that fail to account for the last several years of his life -- and for good reason.