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Surprise, Goldman Sachs: Public Bank of North Dakota Just Outperformed Wall Street
New figures reveal that public banks are safer for depositors, allow public infrastructure costs to be cut in half – and provide a non-criminal alternative to a Wall Street cartel caught in a laundry list of frauds.
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The Road to Dissent: New Poll Shows Austerity Fatigue Is Growing In Britain
A new Financial Times survey shows the majority of UK voters believe that instead of using harsh public cuts to peel back the deficit, other forms of extravagant government spending should be abolished.
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North Carolina's Newest U.S. Senator Accused of Cyberbullying
Raleigh resident Bibi Bowman says the fact that a police officer called her and told her to take down a Facebook post is an invasion of her privacy and a thinly-veiled attempt to intimidate her into silence.
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Welcome to the Homeowner Hunger Games
We are educating each other, we are learning from each other, we are supporting each other in this cavernous journey for justice and the “hope” that our system of laws will not continue to betray us.
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With 40,000 Frauds, Mass. Official Says Foreclosure Crisis In County Still "A Crime Scene"
This was the biggest scandal to ever hit the land recordation system in this country, and those who were responsible should be held accountable.
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And Now the Richest .01 Percent
According to new research, the richest one-hundredth of one percent of Americans now hold over 11 percent of the nation’s total wealth – a higher share than the top .01 percent held in 1929 before the Great Crash.
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Spending Not Lending: How Government Can End the Student Debt Crisis Today
Instead of loaning students money, the federal government could just pay for the tuition without causing any significant economic problems. There is no fiscal reason why the student debt crisis should exist.
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The Curse of Oil In Uganda: As Black Gold Emerges, So Does Fear Of Economic Disease
With a $150 million World Bank loan, the Ugandan government plans to construct roads to service oil companies, provide scholarships for oil workers and fund an oil institute. But what about helping its own people?
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Global Power Project: Meet the Bilderberg Group, High Priests of Globalization
They meet behind closed doors, at five-star hotels, away from the prying eyes of the public.
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These Seven Giant U.S. Corporations Pay Their CEOs More Than They Pay In Taxes
Boeing, Chevron, Citigroup, Ford, Verizon, JPMorgan Chase and General Motors declared more than $74 billion in combined U.S. pre-tax profits in 2013 – and paid their CEOs on average $17.3 million each.
