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  1. A World Cup for the Wealthy, Not the People A demonstrator argues with police lined up during a protest against the World Cup in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Anti-World Cup demonstrators are demanding better public services and protesting the money spent on the international soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Bruno Magalhaes)
    6 Jun 2014 … Dave Zirin discusses the Brazilian people's protests against huge sporting events that catch the world's eye but deepen inequality and divert resources from where they're needed most in a country struggling with massive income inequality. Continue reading
  2. The True Size of the Student Debt Crisis Students attend graduation ceremonies at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala. August 2011. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
    6 Jun 2013 … More people than the entire population of Colorado are in danger of defaulting on student loans. An infographic from Demos illustrates the true size of the crisis. Continue reading
  3. Richmond Revisited: What It Takes to Beat the Elite A view of a Chevron refinery on March 3, 2015 in Richmond, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
    4 Apr 2016 … A retired schoolteacher who beat a $3 million campaign by Chevron talks about how he became vice mayor of Richmond, California. Continue reading
  4. Ryan Budget Slashes Safety Net on ‘Path to Prosperity’ House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds up a copy of his budget plan entitled "The Path to Prosperity," March 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    3 Mar 2012 … House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan seems to be playing Robin Hood in reverse. Continue reading
  5. Unequal Education Unequal Education screenshot
    9 Sep 1992 … Bill Moyers compares the everyday experiences of two New York City middle schools and contrasts political rhetoric with the reality of American education. Continue reading
  6. It’s Time to Talk About the Class Divide Among Women Home health care workers hold signs at a rally in support of a minimum wage increase in New York on April 15, 2015. (Photo by Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
    12 Dec 2016 … If you’re like me, you’re still processing what it means to live in a Trump-led America. We are still grieving. We’re desperate to find someone or something to blame, and there’s plenty of blame to go around. Continue reading
  7. Paul Ryan and the Secret Lives of Inner-City Black Males Rachel Noerdlinger and her son Khari, 14, sit at the edge of the Hudson River near their home in Edgewater, N.J., on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
    3 Mar 2014 … The Atlantic's Ta-Nehisi Coates separates reality from fiction. Continue reading
  8. Activists to Watch: Sarita Gupta
    10 Oct 2013 … Historian Peter Dreier explains why Gupta is a part of a new wave of grassroots activists changing America. Continue reading
  9. Your Turn: What’s the Best Way to Deal With Hate Groups?
    8 Aug 2017 … Here are some of the answers you gave to our question: How can people effectively protest, resist and voice their opposition without taking to the streets? Continue reading
  10. The Fight to Keep Open Mississippi’s Last Abortion Clinic Still from The Last Clinic
    8 Aug 2014 … Forty years after the Supreme Court decided Roe v. Wade, one state may be on the verge of losing its last abortion provider. Continue reading