Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
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Red Alert: Fox News to Shape U.S. Cybersecurity Policy?
It’s not clear why 43-year-old Fox News general assignment reporter Lea Gabrielle would be the answer to the State Department's long-lasting cybersecurity problems.
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Today It Locks Up Immigrants. But CoreCivic’s Roots Lie in the Brutal Past of America’s Prisons.
The renewed fortunes and the hidden history of the for-profit prison industry.
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The Real ‘Takers’: The CEO Gravy Train Picks Up Steam
The long-term trend is obvious: The rewards that capitalism bestows on elites, especially since the 1990s, are diverging sharply from what it bestows on workers.
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Bernie Sanders Introduces ‘Stop BEZOS Act’ In the Senate
The “Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies Act” would establish a 100 percent tax on government benefits received by workers at Amazon, Walmart and all companies with at least 500 employees.
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Gospels of Giving for the New Gilded Age
Are today’s donor classes solving problems – or creating new ones?
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Under the Radar, Trump Tries to Weaken Federal Employee Unions Thwarted By Court
“President Trump’s illegal action was a direct assault on the legal rights and protections that Congress specifically guaranteed to the public-sector employees across this country who keep our federal government running every single day.”
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How SLAPP Lawsuits Are Letting Corporations Steal the Truth
Corporations want ownership of the truth, just like they want ownership of the earth. Through SLAPP suits, companies can exact a heavy price on activism, stripping advocacy groups of their already meager assets.
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I’m a Doctor and Even I Can’t Afford My Student Loans
When the highest earners struggle with the cost of education, the nation needs to get serious about the problem.
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GEO Group [private prison company] continues to expect gains from the feds for the rest of the year
Private Prison Company Continues to Celebrate its Trump Bump. In an earnings call earlier this month, Geo Group, one of the world’s largest private prison companies, had a sunny projection to present to shareholders.
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The Crisis Next Time: Public Ownership As an Alternative to Corporate Bank Bailouts
The FIRE sector (finance, insurance and real estate) in the current corporate capitalist economy is dysfunctional and downright dangerous to the welfare of society. It's time for public ownership.
