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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‘Eye-Popping’ Payouts for CEOs Follow Trump’s Tax Cuts
The insider sales feed the narrative that corporate tax cuts enrich executives in the short term while yielding less clear long-term benefits for workers.
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Koch Justice: Billionaires Seek to Expand Influence Over Law Enforcement and Courts In 2018
Charles and David Kochs’ campaign to influence state attorneys general and state courts has largely flown under the radar.
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Lawmakers, Lobbyists and the Administration Join Forces to Overhaul the Endangered Species Act
In the past two weeks, more than two dozen pieces of legislation, policy initiatives and amendments designed to weaken the law have been either introduced or voted on in Congress.
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Detention Operators Face Suits Over $1-a-Day Work Programs for Migrants
Private prison companies are accused of breaking laws by paying migrants $1 a day. Geo Group and CoreCivic say the work is voluntary.
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2018 update: More evidence that half of Americans are in or near poverty
By any rational definition of poverty, half of our country's households are dealing with it.
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By Exploiting and Mismanaging Public Pensions, Wall Street Has Cost Taxpayers $600 Billion Over Last Decade
"Most people (including policymakers) still have no idea that skimming fees off public employees' retirement savings has become one of the largest sources of profits for Wall Street moguls."
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As Finance Capital Pushes Back, Public Banking Must Build and Take Power
To succeed, the public banking movement needs to be more than a good idea. We need supporters to number in the tens of thousands – for if there is not unyielding public demand, there will be no public bank.
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Brett Kavanaugh Could Bring An Avalanche of Big Money to Elections
Kavanaugh’s appellate court decisions and public comments suggest he will accelerate the trend toward a political system dominated by wealthy elites – often operating in the shadows, without any form of disclosure.
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The Greatest Crisis Of My Generation Is Now A Dystopian Game Show
TruTV’s student debt-themed game show is an admirable concept. That doesn’t make it any less horrifying to watch.
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While America Sleeps: Trump’s Treachery and the Russia Scandal
With a summit ahead, Trump works with Putin to cover up Moscow’s attack on the US.
