Biden cared more about the appearance of having an independent DOJ untainted by politics than he did about holding an unrepentant criminal ex-president accountable.
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Bay Area Tech Bus Drivers Seek To Unionize For Better Wages and Conditions
Occupy.com met this week with a handful of shuttle drivers in San Francisco working for some of the biggest brands in global tech, and the overall sentiment was that they're being used and abused.
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Demonstrators "Disrupt" St. Louis Symphony Singing A "Requiem for Mike Brown"
Some onlookers were outraged and start spewing expletives while others stood up and started clapping – though most seemed stunned and simply watched.
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Parents Of Kids Murdered By Cops Confront N.Y.P.D. With Video and Testimony
It was around 7:30 p.m. when Margarita Rosario took the mic, turned to a table that seated five police officers and told the story of how her son had been murdered by NYPD cops.
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What the Cowboy-Indian Alliance Means for America and the Climate Movement
The alliance that's developed in opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline has had far-reaching effects beyond environmental concerns – digging into America's colonial, racist legacy.
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What's Next For Hong Kong? End U.S. Ties and Build National Consensus
With the protests at a turning point, the next steps of Occupy Central and the Umbrella Revolution depend, in part, on how well – and how quickly – the democracy movement organizes.
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Why the Battle Against the Tar Sands Is About to Change
Over the past few months, resistance to the tar sands has not only grown in leaps and bounds – it is changing the dynamics of the entire fight in Canada and beyond.
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Crowds Swell, Tensions Surge As Hong Kong Leader Seeks End To Protests
"The more suppression by the government, the more resistance by the people," 17-year-old protest leader Joshua Wong told crowds. "We are not seeking revolution – we just want democracy."
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150 Protesters Disrupt Coal And Rail Operations In Southeast Australia
Activists chained themselves to access points at the Maules Creek project as others scaled the coal loader at the Werris Creek mine, and one protestor climbed a tripod to block mining access.
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Mothers Challenge Social Cleansing As London's Housing Conflicts Sharpen
Focus E15 Mothers, which turned four flats into a social center from which they're calling on their local leaders to put people before profits, faces eviction.
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Threatened Hong Kong Leader Offers Talks But Refuses to Step Down
Student leaders had threatened to occupy government facilities if Leung Chun-ying refused to go, then urged thousands to stay calm as they gathered around his office building in the Admiralty area.
