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Corporate State
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The Very Rich and the Rest of Us: Setting the Stage for Class War
If the 1% had taken the same percentage of U.S. income in 2006 as they did in 1980, they'd have sucked $1 trillion less out of the economy. Instead they tripled their share of post-tax income and captured ALL income gains in 2 years of recovery.
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Why Are Privately Employed Lobbyists Getting State-Funded Pensions?
There’s a big problem when lobbyists have been pushing austerity and benefit cuts for other government workers while they themselves enjoy solid state pensions.
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Exposed: Cost of Enbridge Oil Spill in Kalamazoo Tops $1 Billion
The Canadian company responsible for the mega-tar sands oil spill in 2010 violated laws involving pipeline management, procedural manuals for operations and maintenance, public awareness and accident reporting, among others.
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Striking "For Our Dignity," U.S. Fast Food Workers Prepare to Walk Off August 29
“How am I supposed to realize the American Dream when I don’t even make enough to buy food?" said 22-year-old Dunkin' Donuts employee Meghan Forde, as fast food workers geared up for Thursday's nationwide strike.
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Ellen Brown: The Leveraged Buyout of America
Giant banks are buying up our country’s infrastructure, the power and supply chains that are vital to the economy. Aren’t there rules against that?
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We’re All Still Hostages to the Big Banks
Five years after the Lehman Brothers collapse, banking lobbyists have blocked essential reforms at every turn.
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Al Jazeera America: A Radical Voice or Big Media Pawn?
Will the fledgling media outlet tackle the major issues facing Americans that Big Media won’t touch?
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Global Unrest Defines a Fearless Summer of Protest
The summer of 2013 has seen some of the largest, most vocal mass protests around the world since 2011, as people people exercised power through occupations, strikes and blockades from Frankfurt to Istanbul, and Rio to Sanford, Florida.
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Missouri Gets Sued for Defying Voters on Renewable Energy Law
A lawsuit filed Monday by the Great Rivers Environmental Law Center contends that Missouri legislators removed two important paragraphs from the state's 2008 energy law, allowing utilities to do an end run around new renewables investing.
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History of Oil Spills Plagues Future of Keystone XL Pipeline
Poor construction practices and a willful ignorance of engineering codes and regulations make oil pipeline leaks more likely.
