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7 ways to actually make a difference if you oppose the Tory government

7 ways to actually make a difference if you oppose the Tory government | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Now is the time to get active in your opposition to the Conservative government and its cruellest policies
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Dangerously in denial on climate change - Washington Post

Dangerously in denial on climate change - Washington Post | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
Republicans’ climate-change denial poses an intellectual threat, not just an environmental one.
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Climate-change deniers are a real threat, help us fight them, #CapCOP21 !

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The Midterms Were Not a Revolution - New York Times

The Midterms Were Not a Revolution - New York Times | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

People say Washington is broken and on the decline, that government no longer works for them — only for the rich and powerful.

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Why did Britain’s political class buy into the Tories’ economic fairytale?

Why did Britain’s political class buy into the Tories’ economic fairytale? | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
The UK economy has been in difficulty since the 2008 financial crisis. Tough spending decisions have been needed to put it on the path to recovery because of the huge budget deficit left behind by the last irresponsible Labour government, showering its supporters with social benefit spending. Thanks to the coalition holding its nerve amid the clamour against cuts, the economy has finally recovered. True, wages have yet to make up the lost ground, but it is at least a “job-rich” recovery, allowing people to stand on their own feet rather than relying on state handouts.
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Four Ways the GOP Can Become the Party of the Sharing Economy - Forbes

Four Ways the GOP Can Become the Party of the Sharing Economy - Forbes | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it


The sharing economy has released an entrepreneurial zeal in legions of Americans who haven't run a business since their childhood lemonade stand.

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In 50-49 vote, US Senate says climate change not caused by humans

In 50-49 vote, US Senate says climate change not caused by humans | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

WASHINGTON — The Senate rejected the scientific consensus that humans are causing climate change, days after NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared 2014 the hottest year ever recorded on Earth.

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GOP’s secret weapon: How right-wing churches turn the 99 percent into the Tea Party

GOP’s secret weapon: How right-wing churches turn the 99 percent into the Tea Party | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
There's a way to counter their success, but it means liberals must get comfortable talking about the spiritual
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Sympathy for the Luddites

Sympathy for the Luddites | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
In 1786, the cloth workers of Leeds, a wool-industry center in northern England, issued a protest against the growing use of “scribbling” machines, which were taking over a task formerly performed by skilled labor. “How are those men, thus thrown out of employ to provide for their families?” asked the petitioners. “And what are they to put their children apprentice to?”
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British gov't plans route map for sharing economy - GlobalPost

British gov't plans route map for sharing economy - GlobalPost | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

The review, led by Debbie Wosskow, the CEO of Love Home Swap, will unpick the policies and regulations that surround the sharing economy and present a route map for the development of sharing economy in Britain, said the Department for Business Innovation and Skills.

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The New Right

The New Right | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it
A new manifesto from a group of reform conservatives is the most coherent and compelling policy agenda the American right has produced this century.
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