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Green New Deal, Part VII: No Justice, No Peace, It's Time to Defund the Police

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Trump, Johnson, Bolsonaro: This Rightwing Coronavirus Troika Fails to Respect Human Life

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Green New Deal, Part VI: End Corporate Welfare Before It Kills Us

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My Friend David Graeber

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Rest in Power, Kevin Zeese (1955 - 2020)

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Kevin Zeese speaks at a rally for Chelsea Manning. By Ellen Davidson.
David Graeber, Caustic Critic of Inequality, Is Dead at 59

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David Graeber at his home in Manhattan in in 2005. A public intellectual, professor, political activist and author, he captivated a cult following that grew globally with each book he published over the last decade.Credit...Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times
Green New Deal, Part V: We Must Break the Corporate Bailout 'Logic' to Tackle Covid-19 and Climate

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The Fiscal Cliff vs. the Heartland

Rather than the tactical games being played in Washington, we should be focusing on why median wages continue to drop when income and wealth are ever more concentrated at the top.

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Mining Firms on U.S. Public Lands Pay No Royalties

Companies that extracted oil, gas, natural gas liquids and coal on federal and Indian lands produced $11.4 billion in federal revenue last year - but paid no royalties.

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HSBC's $1.92B Settlement: When Too-Big-to-Fail Becomes Too-Big-to-Indict

State and federal authorities decided against indicting HSBC in a money-laundering case.

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Greetings from Michigan, the Right-to-Rip-Off-Unions State

What should one call these Orwellian “right to work” laws?

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Techtivist Report: "Black Box" Surveillance Gets ITU Backing

Plans to adopt a global standard to make it easier for governments and corporations to intercept all our Internet traffic were “quietly endorsed” at the International Telecommunications Union meeting in Dubai last week.

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What Does the NDAA Really Authorize?

This year's military spending bill passed by the Senate says citizens can't be detained in the U.S. -- but concerns remain about the scope of detention powers.

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Record Mortgage Fraud Litigation Hits Nation's Biggest Banks

Dozens of new claims have been filed dozens of new claims against Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup related to more than $1 trillion worth of mortgage-backed securities.

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Leaders Fail the World - Again - at Doha Climate Summit

The United Nations climate talks in Doha went a full extra 24 hours and ended without increased cuts in fossil fuel emissions or financial commitments.

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