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The Top Five Most Hypocritical Corporate Sponsors
Foreclosure giant Wells Fargo sponsors Habitat for Humanity?

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In New Jersey Solar Decision, Economics Trumped Ideology
Gov. Christie's move to secure solar's future was a pragmatic one. Don't expect him to campaign to promote renewables across the country, says advocate.

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SEC Shows Abject Incompetence in Case Against Citi Staffer
Itu2019s long been apparent that the problem is not the lack of viable courses of action, but lack of will to undermine the rule of our financial overlords.

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For Nuclear Power This Summer, It’s Too Darn Hot
Nuclear power was already understood to be dirty, dangerous and absurdly expensive, even without the pressures of climate change.

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Andy Stern Responds to Critics of His Post-SEIU Career
Former Service Employees International Union (SEIU) President Andy Stern has long faced criticism from dissidents within his own union that he sold out workers in order to accommodate corporate …

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Is Dilbit Oil? Congress and the IRS Say No
Dilbit is exempt from an oil tax that is used to clean up conventional crude and dilbit spills. The exemption is worth $35 million a year, and growing.

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The Cult Film and Documentary Maker Chris Marker Has Passed Away
Marker remains the best kept secret of French cinema.

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Private Prisons Spend $45 Million on Lobbying, Rake in $5.1 Billion for Immigrant Detention Alone
Nearly half of all immigrants detained by federal officials are held in facilities run by private prison companies, at an average cost for each detained immigrant is $166 a …

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Accounts of Syria Rebels Executing Prisoners Raise New Human Rights Concerns
This week, a rebel commander in Damascus said that over the months his unit had executed perhaps 150 people it had detained on suspicion of being pro-Assad informants.

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On the News With Thom Hartmann: The DOJ Is Investigating Bank of America for Its Role in the LIBOR Scandal, and More
In today's On the News segment: Bank of America has received subpoenas from the Department of Justice looking into what role the bank may have played in the LIBOR …