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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As Exxon Cleans Up Arkansas Oil Spill, Keystone Plan Assailed
Exxon's Pegasus Pipeline has drenched the town of Mayflower, Arkansas, in heavy Canadian crude.
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Tar Sands Pipeline Ruptures, Spreading Oil Across Arkansas Town
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has labeled the rupture as a "major spill."
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Stop Subsidizing Wall Street
The many costs of “too big to fail.”
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New NYPD Chief Defends Stop-and-Frisk—Despite Being Stopped and Frisked
Philip Banks, who was promoted to the department's top uniformed position this week, supports the NYPD's controversial stop and frisk policy.
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How the Nation’s Only State-Owned Bank Became the Envy of Wall Street
Could opening state-owned banks across America get us out of the financial crisis?
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How ALEC Has Undermined Food Safety By Pushing ‘Ag Gag’ Laws Across The Country
ALEC is behind a recent rash of legislation that would prevent whistleblowers from exposing cruel or unsafe practices.
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FBI Pursuing Real-Time Gmail Spying Powers as Top Priority for 2013
The FBI says it has made gaining more powers to wiretap all forms of Internet conversation and cloud storage a “top priority” this year.
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As Banks in Cyprus Falter, Other Tax Havens Step In
Cyprus is hardly the only safe harbor for the tax-averse. Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Caymans are reminding those shaken by events in Cyprus that they remain open for business.
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Digital Grab: Corporate Power Has Seized the Internet
Corporate power has seized the Internet — and the anti-democratic grip is tightening every day.
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Dismantling Transnational Corporations: Day 3 at the World Social Forum
On day three in Tunisia, energy is running high.
