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IRS Crackdown on Foreign Assets Leading Many to Renounce US Citizenship
Support Truthout’s work by making a tax-deductible donation: click here to contribute. A growing number of U.S. citizens who live abroad and have bank accounts there are making a …
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JPMorgan Chase Executive to Resign in Trading Debacle
Analyst gives firm an A for stemming the wrath of regulators, but an F for missing the problem in the first place.
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Mass Anti-Austerity Protests Sweep Through Spain
Demonstrators hold signs outside the Bankia bank center during a previous housing protest in Madrid, April 18, 2012. (Photo: Carlos Lujan / International Herald Tribune)At least 100,000 protesters angered …
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Tea Party Focus Turns to Senate and Shake-Up
The primary victory of a Tea Party-blessed candidate in Indiana illustrates how closely Republican hopes for a majority in the Senate are tied to candidates who pledge to infuse …
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Political Ads: America Discovers Columbus
If you live in Columbus, Ohio, my sympathy. Don’t get me wrong. Columbus is a wonderful town – the state capital, birthplace of the late great humorist James Thurber, …
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Innovations and Legislation Aim to Stave Off California Park Closures
San Francisco - A crisis has hit California’s great outdoors. Seventy of our 279 California state parks are set to close on July 1, 2012, because of budget cuts. …
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Grant to Boost Use of Food Stamps at Farmers Markets
(Photo: Gemma Billings / Flickr)Washington - Farmers markets are a popular source of reasonably priced fresh produce, but across the country many accept only cash or checks – a …
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JPMorgan Sought Loophole on Risky Trading
(Photo: Swire / Flickr)Washington - Soon after lawmakers finished work on the nation’s new financial regulatory law, a team of JPMorgan Chase lobbyists descended on Washington. Their goal was …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Vermont Will Soon Become the First State to Ban Fracking, and More
In today's On the News segment:Vermont will soon become the first state to ban fracking, total Super PAC spending this election cycle is set to top $100 million, the …
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A Shock From JPMorgan Is New Fodder for Reformers
It didn’t take long for bank reformers to say we told you so. JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading loss, which was disclosed on Thursday, could give supporters of tighter …