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Banks Find Extra Money to Hire Lobbyists in DC
The money banks spend on lobbying is on pace to reach a record high again this year as the industry battles to weaken or repeal hundreds of rules being …
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Teaching Children War
Last week, just before Veterans Day, my seven-year-old son, a second grader at a public school on Kauai, brought home an issue of Scholastic News. The cover …
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OWS: To Change the Country, We Just Might Have to Change Ourselves
The emergence of what we know as Occupy Wall Street, or the 99 Percent Movement, has taken nearly everyone by surprise, producing a transformation of public consciousness. There is …
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Bangladesh Demands Climate Justice
Dhaka - Mosammet Monwara walks more than three km every alternate day to fetch water for her family of five in a heavy earthen pitcher. She …
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Supercommittee Fails, but American People Win
The big buzz on cable news this week is that the supercommittee failed when it couldn't come to a compromise on how to cut the federal budget by $1.5 …
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Super Committee Out Of Way – Now Back To Reality?
Let's hope that the failure of the “super committee” quest to take money out of the economy clears the media mist for a minute, so people can focus on …
America’s Not Broke: Solving the Debt Crisis By Making Nation More Equitable, Green & Secure
Amy Goodman: As we turn to Washington where the bipartisan so-called, “supercommittee” has failed to reach an agreement on reducing the federal deficit. On Monday, Democrats and Republicans abandoned …
America’s Not Broke: Solving the Debt Crisis By Making Nation More Equitable, Green and Secure
The bipartisan so-called “supercommittee” has failed to reach an agreement on reducing the federal deficit after three months of negotiations over taxes and spending. The full Congress will now …
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Occupy Peace
Occupy Wall Street, November 17: at least 30,000 fill Foley Square. (Photo: cisc1970) The Occupy movement is demonstrating its durability and perseverance. Like a Daruma doll, each …
Politics of Indignation: As Rome Burns
Protesters in Rome, October 15. (Photo: Cau Napoli) The 99 percent came out in full force in Rome as Italy's capital city joined several other cities on …