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Occupy Our Homes
Occupy Wall Street's national day of foreclosure resistance kicks off with the first family members occupying their home. (Photo: Matt Renner) Yesterday, no one had lived in …
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Merry Christmas: No More Insider Trading on Capitol Hill?
Senate Republican leaders speak to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Dec. 6, 2011. (Photo: Stephen Crowley / The New York Times) The other day, …
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A Brief Guide to Class Conflict
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Families Join the Occupy Movement as the 99 Percent Takes On the Housing Crisis
A nine-year-old demonstrates with a picture of a home that Fannie Mae foreclosed on in Boston, October 10, 2011. (Photo: Lauren Metter, DIgBoston.com) Kelly Shaw and her …
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License to Profit: Legalized Corruption in the US Congress
US Capitol Building. (Photo: Jason OX4) Are members of Congress corrupt? Perhaps we should define the term. There is the terrible, “legal” corruption of pay-for-play campaign contributions, …
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Cuomo Strikes Deal to Raise Taxes on the Wealthiest
Albany - Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and legislative leaders on Tuesday announced that they had reached an agreement to raise taxes on New York State’s wealthiest residents as part …
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Los Angeles City Council to Vote on Corporate Personhood Today, and More
In today's On the News segment: From 2009 to 2010, carbon emissions took the largest one-year jump since the Industrial Revolution started three centuries ago; European summit plans to …
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Mine Owner to Pay $200 Million in Death of 29 Men
In what officials say is the largest ever settlement in a government investigation of a mine disaster, Alpha Natural Resources agreed to pay $209 million in restitution and civil …
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Unions and Immigrants Join Occupy Movements
Southern California janitors block the streets to protest the firing of immigrant workers. (Photo: David Bacon) Oakland, California - When Occupy Seattle called its tent camp "Planton …
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How Big Banks Finance Billions in Predatory Payday Lending
One of the more pernicious forms of predatory lending is payday lending, which involves firms giving usually low-income workers very short-term, high-interest loans in order to help them pay …