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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Tories' Spring Budget Aids Corporations, Punishes the Poor and Self-Employed
Among the biggest controversies of the spring budget was the announcement that tax will be increased for the self-employed, meaning cabbies, plumbers, gardeners and the like will have to pay significantly more in tax.
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Trump Budget Horrifies Majority of Voters, Poll Finds
By extraordinarily wide margins, voters disapprove of President Donald Trump's sweeping proposed cuts to popular government programs.
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First Up Against The Wall: How Witch Hunts Hurt The (Leftist) Cause
Not all those who voted for Trump, Brexit or right wing conservatives and call themselves “reformers” are in fact hateful racists. Not all who oppose Antifa are Nazis. Not all who criticize the “resistance” are its adversaries.
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Russian Police Arrest Anti-Corruption Leader Navalny, Hundreds More in Nationwide Rallies
A wave of unsanctioned rallies swept across Russia on Sunday to protest corruption in the government of President Vladimir Putin, in a nationwide show of defiance not seen in years.
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Facial Recognition Database Used by FBI Is Out of Control, House Committee Hears
Database contains photos of half of U.S. adults without their consent, the algorithm is wrong nearly 15% of the time – and it's more likely to misidentify black people.
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Brexit and London Terror Attacks May Have More In Common Than We Think
“If the eviction notice comes, I'll leave. I don't think this government will be taken seriously if they keep expressing the idea that the resident Europeans are their bargaining chips," said Anna, an E.U. citizen in London.
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Green Groups Restart Fight Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Environmental groups rallied at the White House Friday afternoon in a new commitment to do whatever it takes to stop the Keystone XL pipeline.
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I Was Trained for the Culture Wars in Home School, Awaiting Someone Like Mike Pence as a Messiah
I grew up in the far-right evangelical conservative (Christofascist) movement; specifically, I was homeschooled and my parents were part of a subculture called Quiverfull, whose aim is to outbreed everyone for Jesus.
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Rato Finito: Spanish Citizens Send Most Corrupt Banker-Politician to Jail
A citizen-led campaign last month succeeded in prosecuting Spain’s top banker-politician, Rodrigo Rato, and 65 co-conspirators in a case that rattled the upper echelons of the country's political and financial elite.
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These Cities Are Pulling Billions From the Banks That Support the Dakota Access Pipeline
From Seattle to San Francisco, Albuquerque to Raleigh, cities are joining the fight to defund the controversial pipeline.
