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Happy Bank Transfer Day! Three Resources to Help You Leave Your Corporate Bank
November 5th is upon us — the day we are urged to move our money from corporate banks like Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, and Citibank into small …
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Oil Spills Are Forever: BP Gets Slap on the Wrist for Oil Disaster (Part Two)
(Photo courtesy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council) In early October, BP and its contractors Transocean and Halliburton, were cited by the Interior Department for …
How Do You Illustrate Corruption? Artist Rachel Schragis Explains
(Photo: Justin Bianchi / Flickr) Rachel Schragis is a 25-year-old New York City-based artist, educator and activist who created a flow-chart visualization of the Declaration of the …
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My Presbyterian Cult
Robert Jeffress speaking at the Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) Robert Jeffress, pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas and a …
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Israel Intercepts Two Flotillas Bound for Gaza
Jerusalem - The Israeli military intercepted activists sailing toward Gaza on Friday, boarding their two small boats in international waters and leading them instead to the Israeli port of …
Reagan and Guatemala’s Death Files
Ronald Reagan’s election in November 1980 set off celebrations in the well-to-do communities of Central America. After four years of Jimmy Carter’s human rights nagging, the region’s anticommunist hard-liners …
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White House Protest Against Keystone XL Pipeline Planned for Sunday
Washington - Thousands of people are expected to mass at the White House on Sunday to send an environmental message to President Barack Obama: Say no to a proposed …
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Greek Leader Survives Vote, Bolstering Deal on Europe Debt
(Photo: primeministergr / Flickr) Athens - Prime Minister George Papandreou of Greece survived a crucial confidence vote in the Greek Parliament early on Saturday, a vote that …
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Washington Pre-Occupied
(Photo: Andrew Bossi / Flickr) The biggest question in America these days is how to revive the economy. The biggest question among activists now occupying …
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Rich People’s Revolutions Are Barely Noticed, but a Poor Revolt Is Hard to Miss (Video)
Joshua Holland, AlterNet & Chris Bowers, Daily Kos & J.A. Myerson, Alternet all join Thom Hartmann. The latest from the front lines of the 99 percent protests here in …