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POGO Sticks It to the SEC
According to report from the watchdog POGO, hundreds of the agency's former employees have done or are doing business with the SEC on behalf of the corporations the agency …

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Climate Change Is Drowning Out “Jobs vs. Environment” Debate
Many are arguing that investment to prevent global warming is the real job-creator.

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Food Sovereignty: Think Globally, Eat Locally
How we feed ourselves and each other is the backbone of how, historically, we have organized our communities and societies.

Ecuador Chooses Stimulus over Austerity
As Ecuador votes for new president, the stimulus policies of current president Correa have kept Ecuador out of recession.

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Can We Trust Foxconn’s New ‘Democratic’ Chinese Factories?
Workers are learning that real workplace democracy doesnu2019t have to heed managementu2019s rules.

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Climate Rally Draws “Line in the Sand” on Canadian Pipeline
The largest climate rally in U.S. history is expected Sunday against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.

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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Facebook Will Pay No Taxes, but Will Be Getting a Tax Refund of $429 Million, and More
In today's On the News segment: Facebook made over $1 billion in US profits in 2012, but it won't be paying a single penny in federal or state income …

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Four States Introduce Keystone XL Resolutions, Lifting Language From ALEC and TransCanada
The identical language between the resolutions and the corporate talking points cannot be a coincidence.

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In Newtown Shooting’s Wake, Schools Are Scrambling to Step Up Security
Schools around the country have implemented an array of security measures in the wake of recent gun-related violence on campus.

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Targeted Killing White Paper Leaked to NBC News Turned Over to Truthout by DOJ in Response to a Six-Month-Old FOIA Request Four Days Later
The white paper was identical to the one leaked to NBC News, except the one Truthout received was dated November 8, 2011 and was marked “draft.”