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Why Dark Money in Politics Is Bad for Women
Supporting modest reform like the DISCLOSE Act would, in normal times, be an easy political win for Republicans.
Did the NYPD Break International Law in Suppressing Occupy Protests?
A new report just out documents how the NYPD used excessive force, arrested reporters, and concludes that police broke international law in their handling of Occupy.
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Fed Leaning Closer to New Stimulus if No Growth Is Seen
A growing number of Federal Reserve officials have concluded that the central bank needs to expand its stimulus campaign unless the nationu2019s economy soon shows signs of improvement, including …
Election Countdown 2012: Bankrupt California Cities Announce Plan to Seize Loans on “Underwater” Homes, and More
Two bankrupt Californian cities of Fontana and Ontario in San Bernardino County offer a bracing jolt to Washingtonu2019s passivity. Where the Obama administration has largely failed [succeeded] to ease …
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Romney Bundler a Registered Foreign Agent for Hong Kong
The lobbyist raised at least $17,500 in bundled contributions for the campaign over the first six months of 2012.
Did the San Francisco Police Department Get Away With an Execution?
When the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) caught up with Pralourng, we don't exactly know what happened, but the latter wound up with two smoking holes in his chest, …
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Alexander Cockburn and the Radical Power of the Word
Alex shared Tom Paineu2019s faith in the necessity of information and insight, of speaking truth to power.
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It’s the Guns – but We All Know, It’s Not Really the Guns
Michael Moore: We have two Auroras that take place every single day of every single year!
The Other ALECs’ K-12 Education Agenda Exposed
For over 30 years, corporate America and its allies on both sides of the political aisle have carried out an assault on US workers, pushing down wages, slashing benefits …
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Canadian Mining Goliaths Devastate Mexican Indigenous Communities and Environment
Emphasizing foreign investment, even at the cost of environmental destruction and the displacement of people, has been the development policy of Mexican administrations since the 1970s.