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West Virginia Community Delivers on Clean Water

A grassroots water delivery group filled in where government and relief agencies fell short.

Sarah Berlin

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Charter Schools: The Promise and the Peril

Two systems of public education go head-to-head in Chicago.

Joel Bleifuss

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Teachers’ Strikes, Catching Fire

From Oregon to Minnesota, school is out unless teachers and communities are heard.

Sarah Jaffe

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Keystone XL Gets Electoral

Green candidates are cropping up all over the 'red' state of Nebraska.

Cole Stangler

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Spaniards Say No to Privatized Healthcare

Nationwide outcry killed a proposal to privatize Madrid's hospitals.

Ana Martinez

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Keystone by the Bay

Labor and environmental groups clash in Maryland over fracking.

Rebecca Burns

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Stamp of Disapproval

Activists and union workers fight to stop the U.S. Postal Service from shedding buildings and jobs.

Theo Anderson

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For Once, Workers Win Over Walmart

Walmart has signed onto a contract that guarantees Floridian tomato pickers fair treatment.

Alex Wolff

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The Unbearable Whiteness of Legalization

Who benefits from marijuana law reform?

Rebecca Burns

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Single Payer Rises Again

As the ACA takes effect, an alternative gains ground at the state level.

Sarah Jaffe

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Yelp, for Fair Dining

A new app tells you which restaurants treat their workers well.

Analeah Rosen

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The ‘Sharing’ Hype

Do companies like Lyft and Airbnb help democratize the economy?

Rebecca Burns

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Grad Students Reunionize

NYU students win recognition through grassroots organizing.

Andrew Mortazavi

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Yinzers Toss Teach for America

An embattled public school system fights back against privatization.

Theo Anderson

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A Win for 15

Could SeaTac prove a bellwether for the low-wage worker movement?

Jeff Bishku-Aykul

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An Anonymous Judge and Jury

For digital vigilantes, accused rapists are guilty until proven innocent.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Can Socialists Win Elections in the U.S.?

Kshama Sawant of Seattle showed socialist victories are possible. Will they spread?

Bhaskar Sunkara and Micah Uetricht

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California Protects Wage-Theft Whistleblowers

A newly passed bill is especially crucial for undocumented workers.

Jeffrey Bishku-Aykul

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Kaua’i Says No to GMOs

Activists celebrate a victory in the fight against GMOs and pesticide use.

Tracey Pollock

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The Adoption-Industrial Complex

Is U.S. domestic adoption about children or profit?

Jessica Stites

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Sweat-Free Chocolate

Pledge to buy Halloween candy that's child-labor-free.

Amato Nocera

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Schoolyard Syndicalists

From the Chicago public school closings, some students emerge radicalized.

Rebecca Burns

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Boulder Electrified

Corporate interests and environmentalists face off in a Boulder, Colo. vote over ecofriendly public energy.

Nat Stein

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Pipeline Pranksters

The Yes Men pose as oil executives.

Alex Lubben