It is not hyperbole to say that the world’s richest man has now illegally seized control of America’s checkbook and the entire federal workforce.
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Germany's Vice Chancellor Gabriel: US-EU trade talks 'have failed'
Sigmar Gabriel, the Minister for Economic Affairs and head of the Social Democrats, said Sunday that after 14 rounds of talks, the U.S. and E.U. have yet to agree on even one chapter out of the 27 being discussed.
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Police Break Up Zimbabwe "Mega-Demonstration" In Defiance Of Court Order
Friday's "mega-demonstration" marked the first time that Zimbabwe's fractured opposition joined in a single action to confront President Robert Mugabe's government in a decade.
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Fascism Revisited, Part II: The Cosy Relationship with Capitalists Continues
We would not have the rabidly free market, neoliberal – and increasingly fascist-leaning – system we have today if not for capitalists who have invested in small far-right groups from the 1930s onwards.
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3 Reasons the Standing Rock Sioux Can Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline
For starters, this protest is about a competing idea for the future of the planet – and waves of people will show up to make that point.
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Mexico’s Striking Teachers Stand Firm Against State Repression
As the Mexican school year is starting, teachers in four states have refused to return to classes until a negotiated agreement changes the government’s program – and perpetrators of a massacre are held responsible.
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Human Impacts and Climate Change Are Driving Destruction of Wetlands in Pakistan
Rapid population growth, wastewater pollution, an increase in dams – and sweeping changes wrought by climate change – are imperiling Pakistan's treasured wetlands and river systems.
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EpiPen Uproar Highlights Company’s Family Ties to Congress
Sen. Amy Klobuchar has demanded hearings on the EpiPen’s 450 percent price increase in just seven years.
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Public Banks Could Break the Impasse Over Marijuana Money
Because marijuana continues to be classified as a Schedule 1 drug, private banks are effectively prohibited from fully participating in this market.
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Escalating the War on Low-Income Families
It may not improve much next year, if House Republicans have their way.
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Clinton’s Transition Team: A Corporate Presidency Foretold
Rhetoric aside, Clinton is showing her full solidarity with Wall Street – most recently with the announcement that former Interior Secretary and oil and gas industry insider Ken Salazar will chair her transition team.
