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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Shell Oil Ignored Arctic Safety Warnings "Partly to Avoid Tax"
The U.S. Coast Guard says Shell flouted warnings and moved its Kulluk drill ship – which ran aground in December 2012 – in a reckless bid to avoid paying extra taxes.
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Can't We Just Say the Roberts Court Is Corrupt?
John Roberts knows he was appointed to be the Supreme Court Chief Justice for one reason: to decide relevant cases on behalf of corporate interests.
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Eye of the Fracking Needle: Exposing the Proppants Trade in Port Of Olympia
Conflict is brewing in this Pacific Northwest shipping hub, where hardened proppant beads come in from China and get shipped east, making possible the deep-fracking operations in North Dakota.
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After Death of Radical Mayor, Mississippi Capital Wrestles With His Economic Vision
Mayor Chokwe Lumumba had a vision of "revolutionary transformation" for Jackson – using public spending to boost local wealth through worker owned co-ops, urban gardening and "solidarity economics" development.
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In Cecily McMillan Trial, NYPD Case Against Occupy Activist Doesn’t Add Up
Cecily McMillan faces up to seven years in jail on charges of assaulting a police officer, sending a chilling message to Occupy protesters.
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McCutcheon Took Us Back in Time – But It Might Just Birth the Next Occupy
The conservative Supreme Court thinks it can build a gilded age for the era of income inequality. They won't know what hit 'em.
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Taiwan Speaker Offers Concessions in Bid to End Student Occupation of Parliament
The review of a contentious trade pact with China will be delayed until a new oversight law is established — one of the student protesters' key demands.
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Putting Life Before Debt: The Global Rise of Citizen Debt Audits
The recent Life Before Debt conference in London showed not only how the rule of debt is being contested around the world, but the economic and real-life necessity for doing so.
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Why I Support #WaveOfAction
This really is the “final exam” for our species – and we must rise to the challenge by building a planetary movement of civil society toward rapid, systemic change.
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How The Supreme Court Legalized Money Laundering For Very Rich Donors
Thanks to Wednesday’s decision, wealthy donors have a broad new power to launder money to candidates — they just have to be a bit creative.
