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FBI Partners with Banks and Blames Mortgage Fraud on Poor Borrowers
Instead of prosecuting banks for mortgage fraud, the Department of Justice is working with them.
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Manning Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison
David Swanson: Private Manning becomes latest victim of President Obama's war on whistleblowers and efforts should be made to remember him as a hero not a traitor.
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Mountain Grown: Appalachia’s New Local Food Economy
Hungry for okra, collards, and trout? In Appalachia, you can now get all your soul food cravings from local farmers.
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Global Harms Need a Global Remedy: Small but Meaningful Victory against Hudbay Minerals
After human rights violations were perpetrated by a Canadian mining company against a Guatemalan village, the village fought back in court.
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Offshore Fracking Uproar Grows in California In Wake of Truthout Report
Since Truthout revealed that federal regulators have approved at least two fracking operations off the California coast, the uproar has intensified.
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“Now They’re All Dead”: Threats of Assassination to Human Rights Advocates in Haiti
At this crucial moment, Defenders of the Oppressed is calling on Haitian civil society to stand together in a show of solidarity, and on its allies in Haiti and …
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Battling India’s Monsanto Protection Act, Farmers Demand End to GMO
There is a clear lesson here for India: a country can survive without big corporations controlling its food. The question is: will the government listen to the people's demands?
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Employers on the Public’s Dime: The Judicial Amendment that Put Money in the Company’s Pocket
One NLRA amendment cuts back pay by requiring that remedies not be punitive to the law violator.
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At Whittier, Chicago Public Schools Demolishes a Library
Despite Mayor Emanuel's rhetoric about a “21st century education” for every student, his school budget cuts have resulted in the layoff of librarians at 50 elementary schools; at nearly …
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At Whittier, Chicago Public Schools Demolishes a Library
Despite Mayor Emanuel's rhetoric about a “21st century education” for every student, his school budget cuts have resulted in the layoff of librarians at 50 elementary schools; at nearly …