Purple Strategies: This Lobbying Team Works Both For the NRA and Against It

“You either want to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people or you want to put them in the hands of as many people as possible, whether they’re dangerous or not.”

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Radical Banking From Russia to Iceland to Ecuador

Global developments in finance and geopolitics are prompting a rethinking of the structure of banking and of the nature of money itself.

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Saudi Arabia Elects 17 Female Councillors In Historic Election

In the first poll in which women could vote and be candidates, female winners were declared across the conservative kingdom – a historic step in a place where women still cannot drive.

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After Paris: A Global Climate Agenda From the Bottom Up

Leaders of the major powers must be hounded and harangued to do what’s needed, to improve on Paris, immediately upon their return home, and for the foreseeable future.

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The Price of the Deal: How U.S. Ensured a Republican-Proof Paris Accord

Campaigners say the sheer fact of the deal – and its support by nearly 200 countries – will force Republicans to recalibrate their opposition to Obama’s climate policy.

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The Investments of the 158: Look Who's Buying American Democracy

For the country's biggest political donors, the success of their "investments" depends on whether their candidates get elected, lower their taxes further, expand loopholes and let them get even richer.

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Mass Paris Protest On 12-12 To Conclude Historic Climate Summit

Taking to the streets will be a clear and unequivocal rejection of the Hollande government's draconian and opportunistic bans on marches, protests, and demonstrations.

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The Earth Accord: Overcoming Six Major Hurdles At the Paris Climate Talks

From a 1.5ºC or 2ºC limit, to climate aid and the public reporting of emissions, here are the main differences in the draft text as summit leaders worked furiously to reach an agreement by Friday.

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Exposing BlackRock: Who's Afraid Of Laurence Fink and His Overpowering Institution?

Blackrock is the single largest investor on Earth, and has a CEO poised to take over the Treasury if Hillary Clinton becomes president.

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Fracking Expands Across Latin America Threatening World's Third Largest Aquifer

Contaminated water in some places it will be a disaster, like in the north of Mexico where there isn't any water and wasting it is illogical.

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