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For These Crimes They Are Guilty: It's Time To Move Your Money From Wells Fargo
The only way the big banks will feel something similar to the loss and harm they caused is if you Move Your Money from those institutions to second tier banks, community banks and credit unions – so join the campaign now.
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Armenian Protests Over Energy Hikes Enters Third Day
A standoff between police and demonstrators protesting a hike in electricity prices blocked the central avenue in Armenia's capital on Wednesday for a third straight day, with no visible progress toward resolving the unrest.
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Dutch Government Ordered to Cut Carbon Emissions In Landmark Ruling
A court in The Hague ordered Holland to slash emissions by at least 25% within five years to face the threat posed by climate change – a historic ruling that's expected to cause ripples around the world.
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U.S. Must Choke Off Predatory Payday Loans and Create Low-Cost “Public Option” Banking
America has 30,000 post offices – mostly in lower-income zip codes where bank branches are vanishing and payday lenders spread like toadstools after rain – making a public option for basic financial services a no-brainer.
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Six Lessons for the U.S. from Spain’s Democratic Revolution
I traveled to Barcelona and Madrid last month to witness the historic elections firsthand, and to learn from Spain’s independent social movements – and what I saw was a whole new way of doing politics.
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Here's How Fast Politicians Are Now Fleeing From the Confederate Flag
Who will be next?
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A Coup for Corporate America As U.S. Senate Passes Fast Track
In a win for multinational corporations and the 1 percent, the Senate advanced Fast Track.
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How to Punish Bank Felons
When a big Wall Street bank pleads guilty to criminal felony charges committed, there seems to be no punishment that fits the crime. When real people plead guilty to felonies they go to jail, but nobody involved in bank crimes will see a day behind bars. Fair?
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$200 Million Went to House Members to Pass Fast Track – Here's Who Took the Cash
John Boehner received $5.3 million for a "yea" vote on Trade Promotion Authority, while Kevin McCarthy received $2.4 million and Paul Ryan took $2.4 million.
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Is the Fight for $15 the Next Civil Rights Movement?
The cross-pollination of Black Lives Matter and the Fight for $15 provides an inspiring example of how interconnected issues of race and economic justice are empowering today's social movements.
