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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Chronicle of a Mexico Without a President
In Mexico, December 1, 2012, will be remembered as the day that an imposition was legitimized.
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How the Feds Let Industry Pollute the Nation's Water Supply
Federal officials have given energy and mining companies permission to pollute aquifers in more than 1,500 locations across the country.
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Climate Change and the Unrestrained Elite
Neoliberalism is not the root of the problem: it is the ideology used to justify a global grab of power, public assets and natural resources by an unrestrained elite.
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Employee-Owned Businesses Ignored by Mainstream Media
A bold new threat to the economic status quo brings on a press blackout.
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5 Unbelievably Creepy Surveillance Tactics
They could be ripped from the plot of a sci-fi movie.
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The Senate Report on CIA Interrogations You May Never See
The Senate intelligence committee is set to vote on the results of its investigation into detention and interrogation at the CIA.
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Seven States to Sue the EPA
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and a seven-state coalition of seven states announced it will sue the EPA for violating the Clean Air Act by failing to address methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry.
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The Fugitive: An Interview with Julian Assange
Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy for six months. In a rare interview, The Guardian asks the WikiLeaks founder about reports of illness, paranoia – and if he'll ever come out.
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The Fiscal Cliff vs. the Heartland
Rather than the tactical games being played in Washington, we should be focusing on why median wages continue to drop when income and wealth are ever more concentrated at the top.
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Mining Firms on U.S. Public Lands Pay No Royalties
Companies that extracted oil, gas, natural gas liquids and coal on federal and Indian lands produced $11.4 billion in federal revenue last year - but paid no royalties.
