Carbon Conspiracy: Proposed Keystone XL Contractor Responsible for Melting Asian Glaciers

The finding comes in the aftermath of the U.S. House of Representatives voting to authorize the Alberta to Cushing, Oklahoma Keystone XL northern leg, with a vote in the U.S. Senate to follow on November.

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Paying Up, Bottoming Out—Why the Payday Loan Crisis Must Be Stopped

Consumer watchdog groups, payday borrowers and victims of payday theft need to come together to end the practice that creates a never-ending cycle of debt.

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Dupont Plant Leak Kills Four In Latest Texas Chemical Disaster

"It's a nuisance smell in the area. It's a smell that's traveled quite far," said Jeff Suggs, emergency management coordinator for La Porte, where the company's accident occurred.

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U.K. Coalition Government Helped Rich By Hammering Poor

The report to be released Monday shows key British politicians enabling a significant transfer of income from the least well-off half of the population to the more affluent in the past four years.

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Unlike Corporations and Millionaires, Unions Disclose Midterms Dark Money

Not all dark money is the same – meaning the imbalance of disclosure requirements give corporations and wealthy individuals greater secrecy in elections than organized labor.

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The Billion Dollar A Month Club: A Runaway Transfer of Wealth to the Super-Rich

As the stock market climbs to new heights, and the regulations that once protected the majority of Americans have disappeared, is it time to admit our society is split beyond repair?

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Pay Rent or Drink Water: The Human Rights Crisis in Detroit Escalates

Despite mass protests, the emergency management water shutoffs in Detroit have resumed – even as UN experts call the water disconnects "contrary to human rights" and activists decry them as "genocide."

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A Super-Simple Way to Understand the Net Neutrality Debate

Cutting through the telecommunications law jargon, the question comes down to this: Is access to the Internet more like access to electricity, or more like cable television service?

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Obama Calls For "Strongest Possible Rules" to Protect Net Neutrality

Advocating a free and open Internet, the president came out against "fast lanes" for higher-paying web users, shocking the telecom industry.

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The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase's Worst Nightmare

One of the world's biggest banks paid one of the largest fines in history to keep Alayne Fleischmann from talking.

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