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How Iowa Became the Nation鈥檚 Leader In Wind Energy

Even though Iowa is typically associated with red state politics, everyone there seems to agree that wind power makes economic sense for one of the windiest states in the country.

Kim Eckart | May 2, 2016

Citizens United

The Little-Known Farmworkers Who Sparked the Biggest Labor Movement In U.S. History

There would be no Cesar Chavez without the Filipino manongs of Delano, California, whose decision to strike set off the most significant labor movement the United States has ever seen.

Alexa Strabuk | May 1, 2016

Portland Fast Food Workers Don鈥檛 Just Want a Raise鈥擳hey Want a Union Too

Employees at Burgerville, a Pacific Northwest restaurant chain, are unionizing and demanding benefits. Even without their employer鈥檚 recognition, their union offers an alternative model for organizing low-wage workers.

Tamara Kneese | Apr 29, 2016

The Pragmatic Impacts of Sanders鈥� Big Dreams

Even with Tuesday鈥檚 campaign setbacks, Bernie Sanders鈥� pledge to make the country more equitable and sustainable is more realistic than some people are letting on.

Sarah van Gelder | Apr 27, 2016

Sustainable food and farming

The Seed-Saving Farmers Securing the Future of Food

The problems of鈥攁nd the solutions for鈥攐ur industrialized food system start at the most basic level: the seed.

Erin Sagen | Apr 19, 2016

You Know What鈥檚 Really Gross? Not Periods, But Taxes on Periods

Class action lawsuits point out the irrationality of sales-tax exemptions for items such as Rogaine, foot powder, and Viagra鈥攂ut not menstrual products.

Lynsi Burton | Apr 13, 2016

Local economies

Meet the Jeans-Wearing, Nature-Loving Nuns Who Helped Stop a Kentucky Pipeline

As fewer women enter the convent, what will become of Kentucky鈥檚 tradition of socially and environmentally engaged religious women?

Laura Michele Diener | Apr 7, 2016

Capitalism or Socialism? There鈥檚 an Even Better Option

Bernie Sanders鈥� popular campaign suggests that many Americans aren't afraid of socialism anymore. But real democracy is an even better alternative to capitalism.

David Korten | Apr 6, 2016

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