These City Bus Routes Are Going All-Electric ― And Saving Money

Above Photo: Nashville is one of several cities that have started integrating electric buses into their routes. The buses are more expensive up front but save cities money on fuel and other costs. Credit: Proterra Google is blocking our site. Please use the social media ... Read more

Blueprint For The Most Radical City On The Planet

Above photo: Lumumba with his son Chokwe Antar and daughter Rukia when he was elected Google is blocking our site. Please use the social media sharing buttons (upper left) to share this on your social media and help us break through. In July 2017, 34 year old Chokwe Antar Lumumba was sworn in ... Read more

Saki Hall, From Cooperation Jackson On Intersection Of Gender And Economics

Above Photo: Kristofher Muñoz/ Flickr The following article is an excerpt from the forthcoming book Jackson Rising: the Struggle for Economic Democracy and Black Self-Determination in Jackson, Mississippi, a chronicle of one of the most dynamic experiments in radical ... Read more

BNP To Halt Shale Oil Financing, Expand Funds For Renewables

Above Photo: From Department of Energy and Climate Change/ Flickr Banks are realizing they can get a political win and avoid stranding their assets by not investing in oil and gas French bank says shale, oil sands projects harm environment BNP also won’t fund oil or gas projects in the ... Read more

Hundreds Of Billions In Taxes Avoided Off-Shore By Corporations

Above Photo: GotCredit/ Flickr Fortune 500 Hold $2.6 Trillion Offshore To Avoid Taxes U.S.-based multinational corporations are allowed to play by a different set of rules than small and domestic businesses or individuals when it comes to paying taxes. Corporate lobbyists and their ... Read more

Radically Changing How We Face Food Insecurity And Climate Change

Above Photo: Agroecology works, writes Gauthier, but in order for its promise to thrive, it will need supportive policies. (Photo: David Costa) What we need is a profound and radical transformation, or dare we say, conversion of the world food system. Around the world, people are ... Read more

The Real Reason Behind Trump’s Angry Diplomacy In North Korea

Above Photo: Trump and Kim are dubious figures, driven by fragile egos and unsound judgement. (Photo: File) To understand the United States’ stratagem in the Pacific, and against North Korea in particular, one has to understand the fundamental changes that are under way in that ... Read more

Yes, Half Of Americans Are In Or Near Poverty: Here’s More Evidence

Above Photo: A family with bags from a service that provides for people in need in Oswego, N.Y. in 2012. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Too many Americans have been cheated out of opportunities to share in our nation’s prosperity. The proof is overwhelming. “Fact ... Read more

Goldman Sachs In Government Pushes Profits Of Goldman Sachs

Above Photo: Gary Cohn, Director of the National Economic Council, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin are both former Goldman Sachs employees. A new report documents all the ways former Goldman Sachs employees are using their high-level government jobs to push an agenda that would ... Read more

How To Erase Puerto Rico’s Debt Without Hurting Mom And Pop

Above photo: From Exchanging Ideas and More. Google is blocking our site. Please use the social media sharing buttons (upper left) to share this on your social media and help us breakthrough. During his visit to hurricane-stricken Puerto Rico, President Donald Trump shocked the bond ... Read more