It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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Reality Check: Is Monsanto America's Best Example of Crony Capitalism?
It is a name that Americans are hearing more and more: Monsanto.
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Unswayed By Mock Julian Assange Video, Australians Elect Arch Conservative PM
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange made his case for Australia's prime minister.
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The One Percent Blues
The hugely rich have always been with us, of course, but now it’s… different.
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Executive Excess 2013: Bailed Out, Booted and Busted
Nearly 40 percent of the highest-paid CEOs in recent decades eventually needed to be rescued, fired or jailed. This analysis reveals widespread poor performance within America’s elite CEO circles.
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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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Robert Reich: The Truth About the Economy
Since 1980, America has doubled in size. However, most wages have barely increased.
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Is the NSA Using Copyright Claims To Crush Free Speech?
Can a government agency block criticism by claiming copyright infringement? Sounds ridiculous, but it's happening. The NSA is effectively stopping one small business owner from criticism, claiming that by using its name he has infringed on their copyright.
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Inequality — Why Are the Rich Getting Richer?
Many of the biggest social and economic problems that we're facing today are consequences of the same root problem: the way that money is created.
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"The 99%: Occupy Everywhere," Narrated By Lou Reed, Launches Next Week
This award-winning film documents how private money in politics has undermined democracy and transferred income from 99% of Americans to multinational corporations and the wealthy.
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Dozens Killed in Egypt As Military Raids Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins
At least 36 people on Wednesday morning were reportedly killed — and perhaps dozens more — as military forces launched a long-threatened operation to remove two pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo.
