The burgeoning pro-democracy, anti-Trump movement known as 50501 expects to drive tens and possibly hundreds of thousands to protest in 1,000 cities and towns on Saturday.
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Exposing the Mont Pelerin Society: Koch-Powered Climate Denial At Its Best
An investigation reveals Charles Koch's long-standing affiliation with the Mont Pelerin Society, a global group of industrialists, academics and economists who seek to eliminate all government regulations while devouring the planet's resources.
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Cutting Off the NSA's Juice
For the NSA’s top executives, maintaining a vast flow of juice to keep Big Brother nourished is essential — and any interference with that flow is unthinkable.
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Edward Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Two Norwegian politicians say the NSA whistleblower's actions have led to a more stable and peaceful world order.
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10 Groups Building a Grassroots Movement for Economic Justice
From the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Occupy Our Homes, these groups are galvanizing communities to action nationwide.
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How Michoacán's Armed Self-Defense Groups Are Retaking Power from Mexican Cartels
Mexican law forbids citizens from bearing most firearms, but 25,000 armed citizen self-defense groups adamantly declare it is their right to protect themselves and their communities against equally armed criminal groups.
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Occupy Monsanto Protesters Push Labeling Resolution at Annual Shareholder Meeting
For the first time ever, Monsanto shareholders convened to vote on a resolution to support GMO labeling.
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Wall Street’s Frightening New Plan To Become America’s Landlord
Banks, hedge funds and private equity firms have been amassing real estate holdings for a few years now in the wake of the foreclosure crisis, but their plan for wringing profit out of the rental market is just starting to draw real scrutiny.
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TransCanada Pipeline Explosion Shuts Off Gas For 4,000 Residents In Sub-Zero Temperatures
As TransCanada has been pushing for the approval of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Move Over Mainstream: This Is What New Populism Looks Like
Occupy Wall Street provided the first volleys, but we'll need much more popular education and greater popular mobilization to grow a movement.
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Children of Egypt's Revolution, Three Years Later, Struggle to Recover
In Egypt, where approximately one thousand people were killed during the 18-day uprising in January and February of 2011, the psychological effects of murders by Egyptian police are still present and being openly felt.
