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Goldman Loss Offers a Bad Omen for Wall Street
Goldman Sachs, once Wall Street’s highest flier, has been grounded, and it does not bode well for the rest of the financial industry or the New York City economy …
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Latinos Said to Bear Weight of a Deportation Program
A deportation program that is central to the Obama administration’s immigration enforcement strategy has led disproportionately to the removal of Latino immigrants and to arrests by immigration authorities of …
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Activists in New York Target “Governor 1 Percent”: Cuomo Under Fire for Refusing to Extend Millionaire’s Tax
“Where is Cuomo? Protecting the 1 percent!” That was the chant outside the Skylight SoHo according to Democracy Now! reporter Ryan Devereaux, who accompanied a group of …
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Seventy Thousand Greek Workers Launch New Anti-Austerity Strike
Athens - Tens of thousands of Greek workers walked off the job on Wednesday at the start of a two-day general strike to protest a new round austerity measures …
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Lost Letter: How Government Fails to Deliver on Worker Safety
By late 2009, workplace safety regulators had serious concerns about large mail processing centers across the country. Ongoing inspections suggested a widespread, recurring risk of electric shocks or burns …
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The New Libya: Exclusive Video on Challenges Facing a Nation Emerging from Gaddafi’s 42-Year Rule
Fight corporate influence by keeping independent media strong! Click here to make a tax-deductible contribution to Truthout. Amy Goodman: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is …
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Why Women? Why Now? Looking at Gender and Immigration
One need only consider the story of Roxana Santos mentioned in Break the Chain’s previous blog post to understand the very real implications of strict immigration enforcement laws in this …
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Occupy Chicago Grows, Looks for a Permanent Home
Occupy Chicago, Grant Park. (Photos: Ryan Nanni) Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase all have their own slice of downtown Chicago, but the grassroots …
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Enviros Make Keystone XL a Litmus Test for Obama’s Re-Election: Will It Work?
Washington - To hard-core environmentalists, the Obama administration's upcoming decision on the fiercely debated Keystone XL oil sands pipeline is black and white. Say no to the Canada-to-Gulf Coast …
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As Scandal Engulfs American Legislative Exchange Council’s UK Affiliate, a Closer Look at Its US Operation
The Atlantic Bridge, the British affiliate organization to the American Legislative Exchange Council, is quickly erupting into a scandal that may force the public to scrutinize the practices of …