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New Illinois Governor Bans "Fair Share" Public Union Dues, Signaling Fresh Crackdown on Labor
Newly elected Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has banned public sector unions from collecting fees from non-member state employees – a move widely seen as the first stage in an assault on labor unions in the state.
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Apple Strikes $850 Million Biggest-Ever Solar Deal to Power New Campus
Apple has announced the largest commercial purchase of solar power ever.
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Seedy Business: What Big Food Is Hiding with Its PR Campaign on GMO's
Big Food’s $100 million campaign to defend GMOs includes manipulating the media, public opinion and politics with sleazy tactics, bought science and PR spin.
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HSBC Files Show How Swiss Bank Helped Clients Dodge Taxes and Hide Millions
HSBC’s Swiss banking arm helped wealthy customers dodge taxes and conceal millions of dollars of assets.
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Global Power Project: Bilderberg Group and Europe’s Technocrat Titans
In the debt crisis, sovereignty is increasingly transferred from European nations and their democratically elected leaders to the supra-national technocratic structure of the E.U. – and the top bureaucrats and technicians who run it.
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“New Model Cities” In Honduras Would Hand All Power to Corporations
So-called Special Economic Development Zones will not only be economically independent, but they'll be exclusively governed by corporations, both local and international, which will create and enforce their own laws.
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The Kirchner Cover-Up: Dead Prosecutor Drafted Arrest Warrant for Argentine President
On Jan. 14, Argentine federal prosecutor Alberto Nisman filed a 289-page criminal complaint accusing President Kirchner and others of covering up Iran’s involvement in the 1994 bombing. Five days later, he was killed.
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In Absence of Accountability, General Motors Kills Hundreds of People for Profit
Unless we end the corporate rule over our government, executives at General Motors will continue to get away with negligent murder.
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The Super-Rich Can’t Hide From the Rest of Us
With growing inequality and the civil unrest from Ferguson and the Occupy protests fresh in people’s mind, the world’s super rich are already preparing for the consequences.
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Don't Trade Away Our Health for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
If big pharmaceutical companies hold sway, the TPP could block cheaper generic drugs from the market – causing big Pharma’s profits to rise at the expense of the health of patients and the budgets of consumers and governments.
