Under siege from thousands of lawsuits from federal, state, and local governments for its role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis, drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma reached
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Addressing the nation’s housing crisis requires a plan that enables everyone to have safe, accessible, sustainable, and permanently affordable housing.
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by Ron Daniels, Ronnie Galvin, Akilah Watkins-Butler
Four hundred years after the first African slaves were brought to America—the initial act of America’s “original sin”—the discussion of reparations has gained a new level of seriousness.
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In this two-part interview on The Real News Network, Johanna Bozuwa, co-manager of the Next System Project’s climate and energy program, explains why replacing the investor-owned fossil fuel industry with democratically owned energy utilities is essential to addressing the climate crisis.
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by Johanna Bozuwa, Dana Brown, Ronnie Galvin, Saoirse Gowan, Thomas Hanna, Adam Simpson
The Democracy Collaborative weighs in on “wish-list economics,” making the case that in the face of extreme crises radical solutions are practical solutions.
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As it celebrates its centennial, activists are looking to the Bank of North Dakota as an example of how to regain democratic control over finance, and in the process confront a myriad of pressing problems, from the climate crisis to gentrification.
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Gov. Jay Inslee’s “Freedom from Fossil Fuels” proposal not only eliminates federal support of fossil fuels but also includes “buying out and decommissioning” fossil fuel assets. That has broad public support.
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Worker ownership is now on the agenda of the 2020 presidential campaign. We discuss the proposals and how they address issues of worker power and economic inequality with Next System Project Policy Associate Peter Gowan and Mo Manklang of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives.
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