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Iowa Pipeline Spills 138,000 Gallons of Diesel Fuel Mix
The accident happened roughly 200 miles northeast of where the Dakota Access Pipeline would enter Iowa from South Dakota.
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Tech Executives Say the Muslim Ban is Bad for Business — and the Country
Business leadership at Netflix, Facebook, and Apple say the ban will hurt their companies and won’t make the U.S. safer.
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Maersk to Denmark: Give Us Tax Breaks or We'll Cut Gas Production
Danish Underground Consortium, represented by Maersk Oil, has threatened to close down the lucrative Tyra gas field, the biggest in the North Sea off Denmark, unless the Danish state lowers taxes to benefit corporate shareholders.
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Government: 18 Million Could Lose Coverage After Obamacare Repeal
The Congressional Budget Office also estimated that premiums for policies purchased through the marketplaces or directly from insurers would increase by 20 to 25 percent next year if Obamacare is repealed without a replacement.
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Trump, Betsy DeVos and the Plan to End Democratic Education
The president-elect has already pledged $20 billion to expand voucher programs nationwide, and his appointee for Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, views dismantling public education as a mission from God.
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"Fat Cat Wednesday" Reveals Staggering Pay Gap Between British Executives and Workers
Findings from the High Pay Centre show jaw-dropping levels of inequality in Britain, where executives earning £1,000 per hour exceeded the average U.K. annual salary of £28,000 by lunchtime on Jan. 3 – dubbed Fat Cat Wednesday.
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Remembering Anthony Atkinson, Godfather of Research into Income and Wealth Distribution
With a new Congress and White House committed to wealth’s concentration, we’ll sorely miss the scholar who dedicated his life to documenting wealth’s maldistribution.
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Train Wreck In Slow Motion: Here's What Really Happened To Greece's Healthcare System
Due to imposed austerity cuts, 850 medical clinics have closed, 10,000 beds have been shut down and 30,000 healthcare professionals were removed from frontline positions – while those who remained saw wages cut by 50 percent.
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12 Major Reasons Why Americans Became Poor
Multiple developments contributed in recent decades to the decline of prosperity – much of it due to deliberate but gradual social and financial engineering.
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Washington Rejects Major Coal Export Terminal – Resounding "No" to Fossil Fuels
Last week's decision deals a serious blow to the Millennium Bulk Terminals project – which has already experienced the bankruptcy filing of its parent firm Arch Coal, in the latest of several blows to the fossil fuel industry in the Northwest.
