Laura Gottesdiener
By Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch
On August 5th, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey banded together with 15 other state attorneys general to demand that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suspend the implementation of new rules devised by the Obama administration to slow the pace of climate change.
By Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch
How Private Equity Came to New York’s Rental Market -- and What That Tells Us About the Future.
By Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch
...the Zapatistas aren’t focused on accumulating wealth, but on living with dignity.
By Laura Gottesdiener, TomDispatch
Since 2007, the foreclosure crisis has displaced at least 10 million people from more than four million homes across the country.
By Laura Gottesdiener, Waging Nonviolence
After years of working in unsafe conditions, without overtime or benefits and with paychecks regularly withheld, more than a dozen workers decided enough was enough.
By Laura Gottesdiener, Waging Nonviolence
Meanwhile, a grassroots network of community-run relief stations and free kitchens has sprung up in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The response began small and grew rapidly.