Musk's unelected role at the forefront of U.S. government, and his company's near monopolisation of satellite internet communications, increases his global political and economic power grab, and attacks on democracy.
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Cuomo Administration Edited and Delayed Fracking Study
The report, commissioned by New York state in 2011, was going to result in a number of politically inconvenient truths for the governor.
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Walmart, World's Largest Company, Cuts Healthcare to 30,000 Employees
The retail behemoth gave lawmakers a lesson in economics Tuesday when it disclosed it would no longer offer health insurance to tens of thousands of part-time employees.
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Top Five Bank Bailouts We Never Heard About
What may be the most egregious behind-the-scenes bailouts were a series of settlements with the big banks for blatant wrongdoing – structured so that they could write the penalties off their tax bills.
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Tens of Thousands March in Mexico Demanding Action Over Missing Students
In Guerrero state, site of the disappearance of 43 students who protested against school reforms, 50,000 demonstrators took to the streets with some 7,000 blocking a highway to Acapulco.
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"Unstoppable" Homeowners Fight Mortgage and Foreclosure Fraud In Los Angeles
"We cannot give up, not now, not tomorrow, not until real changes come – we
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Twitter Sues U.S. Government Over Surveillance Disclosure Rules
The social media giant filed suit Tuesday against the Department of Justice and FBI, saying it's been "unconstitutionally restricted by statutes that prohibit and even criminalize" information disclosure.
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Republican Senator Challenges Treasury Over Bank of America’s No-Bid Prison Deal
Bailed-out bank has been paid at least $76 million to manage inmates’ accounts and oversee e-messaging and phone services inside the 121 facilities managed by the Bureau of Prisons.
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Classmates of Missing Mexico Students Vow "Radical Action"
Forty-three students were allegedly “disappeared” after a political protest two weeks ago in Guerrero state, and a nearby mass grave may link police to a drug gang that committed a massacre.
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Farmers and Indigenous People Lead Worldwide Protests Against World Bank
Groups will stage creative resistance actions outside the Bank's annual meeting in Washington, D.C., and across nine other cities.
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Bay Area Tech Bus Drivers Seek To Unionize For Better Wages and Conditions
Occupy.com met this week with a handful of shuttle drivers in San Francisco working for some of the biggest brands in global tech, and the overall sentiment was that they're being used and abused.
