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Carmen Segarra: The Whistleblower of Wall Street
The former employee of the New York Federal Reserve was fired after she refused to tone down a scathing report on conflicts of interest within Goldman Sachs.
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The Netroots Nation Music Project: Building A Soundtrack For This Generation
It's hope and raw unfettered emotion, pointed anger and power – it's louder than the din of political hectoring and a violent wake-up call to an apathetic youth.
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New Homeless Bill of Rights Could Legalize Sitting, Sleeping, Eating in Public
A coalition of over 125 social justice groups seeks to impact state laws that increasingly target basic rights of the homeless – such as eating and exchanging food in public.
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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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New Map Shows Which States Have Highest Income Inequality
If you’re wondering where the biggest differences are between the rich and the poor, this map will give you a lot to think about.
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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.
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After the People’s Climate March, It Is Time To Demand More
Precious time will tell what lasting impacts the demonstrations will have – but already the climate protests that shook New York and much of the world left their mark upon upper echelon spheres of power.
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Google Becomes Latest Tech Giant to Drop A.L.E.C. Over Climate Denial
Microsoft, Facebook, Yelp and Yahoo are among other firms parting ways with the American Legislative Exchange Council, which has consistently opposed and obstructed climate change policies.
