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Seven Questions Begging to Be Answered Before a Foreclosure Settlement Is Reached
Tomorrow is the deadline for state attorneys general to sign on to a joint federal and multi-state $25 billion settlement of the robo-mortgage scandal. The settlement will involve Ally …
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New Rules for Radicals: Ten Ways to Spark Change in a Post-Occupy World
The first rule is this: The world is different now. The rules have changed. Since Occupy, we all understand this. Nothing works now the way …
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Greening of Building Sector on Track to Deliver Trillions in Savings by 2030
Architecture 2030, a building sector research and advocacy group, issued a report last week asserting that the greening of the U.S. building sector is on track to deliver far …
Who Controls Black Women’s Bodies? (Encore)
While overall access to contraception and other reproductive health services have increased over the last 20 years, access for low-income women and women of color has dropped. …
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With Restrictions Gone, “1 Percenters” Dish Millions, Alter Race for White House (2)
Washington - Forget about the poor, the unemployed and the sinking middle class participating in the democratic process. The race for the presidency is increasingly being bankrolled …
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Walmart Whistleblowers Stand Up to Retaliation
(Photo: Yana Kunichoff / Truthout) Unseen but ever present, behind the well-stocked shelves of Walmarts around the country are warehouse workers. This labor force is primarily employed …
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Smart Meter Scoop: California Utility Launches Opt-Out Program
(Photo: Mark Nockleby / Flickr) In response to heated opposition from consumers and activists, state regulators ruled on Wednesday that residential customers of California's PG&E utility company …
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Details of Investigation Into Discovery of “Contraband” at Guantanamo to Remain Secret
An edition of Inspire magazine, produced and published by an arm of al-Qaeda, was discovered at Guantanamo, prompting a strict, new legal mail review policy for detainees and their …
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2012: The Year of the Cooperative
What do coffee growers in Ethiopia, hardware store owners in America, and Basque entrepreneurs have in common? For one thing, many of them belong to cooperatives. By pooling their …
Strong Job Growth Leads to Drop in Black/Hispanic Unemployment
(Photo: Elvert Barnes / Flickr) The Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent in January, bringing its drop over the last year to …