This last month has shown America that society will gladly tolerate vigilante violence, provided a vigilante chooses the right target.
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How Crony Capitalism and Deregulation Poisoned Toledo's Water
Like other water-related crises this year in West Virginia and Detroit, the poisoning of Toledo's water is tied to corruption at the highest levels of state government by corporate special interests.
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A.L.E.C. Launches Ultra-Conservative Lobby Group to Corrupt Government At Local Level
Under the American City County Exchange, local and city councils will see more privatization, more public services sold off or cut, and decision-making increasingly in the hands of large corporations far away.
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Detroit's Water Shutoffs – And a Rising Resistance Movement
A few days after thousands marched on downtown Detroit last weekend, the city suspended mass water shutoffs for 15 days – leaving more than 15,000 households already disconnected.
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Billionaires Behind Closed Doors: Inside the Koch Brothers’ Secret Summit
The explicit goal of this covert gathering was to raise $500 million for Republicans to take the Senate in 2014 and another $500 million to make sure Hillary Clinton is never president.
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Ohio Signs Nation's First Anti-Renewable Energy Bill Into Law
Clean energy’s brought 25,000 jobs and at least $1 billion in private sector investment to the state – so why did lawmakers enable the fossil fuel industry to turn back the clock on Ohio?
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Why Is Oklahoma Taxing People Who Install Their Own Solar Panels?
Energy customers in Oklahoma will be charged a monthly fee for the right to produce renewable energy from solar or wind power on their own properties.
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1st Amendment On Trial As Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act Is Challenged in Boston
The five animal rights activists represented in the lawsuit say their right to free speech is being chilled by the law.
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Judge: Exxon Faces Criminal Charges For 50,000 Gallon Frack Waste Spill
A recent ruling in Pennsylvania means the eight charges against Exxon subsidiary XTO Energy – including violations of both Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law and the Solid Waste Management Act – could be felony offenses.
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Exposing ALEC: When Will U.S. Media Shine a Light on the Dark Lobby Empire?
Since 2011, the arch-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council has lost more than 60 corporate members and nearly 400 state legislative members. But even this apparently isn't news enough to expose the shadow group.
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Revealed: ALEC Seeks Legislation to Punish Solar Power Users as "Freeriders"
The alliance of corporations and ultra-right activists known as the American Legislative Exchange Council is attempting to penalize homeowners who install solar panels on their houses and to block clean energy developments across the U.S.
