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Natural Gas CEO Pulls In $142 Million – Despite Company Never Turning A Profit
Cheniere Energy more than doubled its CEO's take-home pay, dwarfing the compensation of ExxonMobil and Chevron.
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How Soon Will American Populism Reclaim Democracy From the Oligarchs?
We know that the rich and big corporations now dominate the political process to an extreme worthy of an oligarchy – and we know that the only counter to organized money is mobilized people.
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Michael Pollan Thinks Wall Street Has Way Too Much Influence Over What We Eat
In a wide-ranging interview, the renowned author explained what studying the food system can teach us about capitalism.
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Prosecuting Wall Street: It's Time to Bring the Banks Before a California Jury
Sixteen of the world’s largest banks have been caught colluding to rig global interest rates – so why are we doing business with a corrupt global banking cartel, and isn't it time someone prosecuted them?
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Justice Stevens Says Highest Court Has Taken “Giant Step in the Wrong Direction”
In his new book, Justice John Paul Stevens proposes six amendments, one of which would address the Citizens United ruling on campaign finance.
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Feed Them Cake: A British Group Challenges Inequality and Stolen Wealth
The World Development Movement advocates for African food sovereignty, attacks the fossil fuel industry and fights corporate power.
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Occupy was Right: Capitalism Has Failed the World. So What's Next?
One of the slogans of the Occupy movement was "capitalism isn't working." Now, in an epic, groundbreaking new book, French economist Thomas Piketty explains why the movement was right.
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Shocker: Average Credit Card Interest Climbs to 21%
As credit card companies try and spur consumer spending in the United States with introductory perks and cash rewards, they have raised interest rates on other customers to a remarkable 21 percent.
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Why the Comcast Merger With Time Warner Must Be Stopped
Comcast spent $18.8 million on lobbying last year – among the top for U.S. corporations – and operates a giant revolving door with Washington, making it an already too-powerful communications giant.
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Wall Street Landlords Gamed the Foreclosure Crisis – And Now Occupy Our Homes
Faceless hedge funds and nameless investors are replacing landlords in many low-income and foreclosed-on neighborhoods — often with disastrous consequences.
