If Trump indeed tanks your 401(k) to make himself and his friends even richer, the opposition party should make that the centerpiece of their attack heading into next year’s election.
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Building New Economies: What National People's Action Learned from the 1%
When thinking 40 years into the future, people step out of the current political situation, and our sense of what's possible becomes much more expansive.
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Protests Grow in Britain to Tax Corporations, the Rich, to Fund Free Education
Lord Browne, the former chairman of BP during the Gulf of Mexico disaster and current chair of fracking company Cuadrilla, pressed for steep cuts to British education while oil and gas companies avoided paying taxes and schools got corporatized.
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Revealed: 2012 Graduates Have Highest-Ever Student Debt
College graduates who borrowed for bachelor’s degrees granted in 2012 have an average student loan debt of $29,400, the highest average student loan debt ever on record. Overall, 70% of college seniors graduated with debt in 2012.
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NSA Can Hack and Spy on Any iPhone Any Time
Everything you do on your iPhone may be open to NSA snooping, but Apple is claiming ignorance.
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The Shocking Redistribution of Wealth Since the Financial Crisis
In just five years, the richest 1 percent has gained $6.1 trillion, while the average American family's net worth has barely recovered.
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Did you buy your Occupy Wall Street Poster at Wal-mart?
In a tone-deaf display of irony, Walmart - which refuses to pay its employees a living wage - is selling posters depicting the movement that fought everything the retail behemoth stands for.
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How Global Day of Rage Fueled Solidarity Protests for India's LGBT Community
Recent worldwide protests challenged a ruling by India's Supreme Court which officially makes homosexuality a crime in India.
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Invading the Vaca Muerta: A Brief Summary of Recent Events
The Vaca Muerta Petroleum System in the western Argentina province of Neuquén is a large shale rock formation with major gas and oil resources.
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Inside the Corporatocracy: The 2013 Money-In-Politics Index
$400 million in Congressional campaign donations. Half the Washington workday spent in fundraising. 210 new SuperPACs. Here are some of the key numbers and trends tracking the influence of money in politics over the past year.
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Researchers Find 7,300-Mile Ring of Mercury Around Alberta Tar Sands in Canada
Government scientists are preparing to publish a report that finds levels of mercury up to 16 times higher around the tar sand operations, principally due to oil and gas companies' excavation and transportation of bitumen in the sands.
