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The State of Lending: Debt Collection and Debt Buying
As the debt collection industry grows, abusive, illegal and predatory practices have proliferated, with companies using unlawful methods to collect on debt consumers do not even owe.
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Higher Ed, Not Debt: A Coalition Tackles America’s Student Financial Crisis
Occupy Wall Street activist Nelini Stamp of the Working Families Party talks about the new “Higher Ed, Not Debt” campaign that Elizabeth Warren helped launch.
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The People’s Firewall: Protesters Occupy the FCC to Halt Net Discrimination Rules
Before the FCC holds its next open meeting, citizen pressure needs to build to demand reclassifying the Internet as a common carrier, putting into law net neutrality.
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Evictions, Violence and "Criminalization of Poverty" Shakes Brazil Ahead of World Cup
Some say the Pacifying Police Units now installed in favelas are part of a corporate takeover of Rio de Janeiro – where the purpose is not to meet social demands but to make the city friendly for big business.
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How Wall Street Financial Fees Choke Our Cities
L.A. is on the hook for millions of dollars in the same scheme that has plagued cities across America.
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Pussy Riot visits Imprisoned Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan
The Russian activist punk rock group Pussy Riot made a surprise visit to imprisoned Occupy Wall Street activist Cecily McMillan at Rikers Island jail in New York City.
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Cecily McMillan Verdict Proves Dissent Is Dangerous – And More Important Than Ever
Nonviolent protest and exposure are two vital tools at our disposal – now it’s time to wake from our dream and resist.
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America's Kangaroo Justice: Welcome to The Post-Constitutional Era
Our corporate masters, unchecked by state power and dismissive of the popular will, do not see the fires they're igniting – and the Supreme Court's refusal to hear Hedges v. Obama is a signpost on the road to dystopia.
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Protesters Converge on Bank of America and Wells Fargo Shareholder Meetings
Protesters chanted slogans outside the Bank of America shareholder meeting Wednesday, under the watchful gaze of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, private security and members of the media, who far outnumbered them.
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Food, Energy, Finance: A Solutions Movement Takes Root In Northern California
The Sustainable Enterprise Conference here last week showed the abundant wealth being generated, and shared, in a community where resilient food, energy and economic systems are all falling in sync.
