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Ten Reasons the JOBS Act Is an Insane Race to the Bottom
The JOBS Act is insane on many levels. It creates an extraordinarily criminogenic environment in which securities fraud will become even more out of control. One of the forms …
Shareholders Say No to Citigroup CEO Pay: A Model for Fighting Crony Capitalism
A Citibank branch in New York, February 23, 2009. (Photo: JB Reed / The New York Times) Last week, the country saw one of the fruits of the Dodd-Frank …
Occupy Earth Day
This Earth Day, like so many others, we'll be invited to pick up litter, plant trees, be reminded to recycle, and countless other personal habits we can adopt to …
What If Pensions Funds Grabbed the Reins?
(Photo: Tetsumo) Public and private pension funds in the United States collectively have trillions of dollars in combined assets. They own more than a third of all domestic equity, …
The Wild Unadulterated Joy of Revolt
A Mental Health Movement protest in Chicago on April 17, 2012. (Photo: sierraromeo [sarah-ji]) For more than a week, a coalition of Chicago activists including patients and staff from …
Yet Another Big Lie: Mortgage Fraud Investigation Not Staffed
Truthout combats corporatization by bringing you trustworthy news: click here to join the effort. The Administration has managed the impressive task of operating in a more cynical fashion than …
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Vast Mexico Bribery Case Hushed Up by Wal-Mart After Top-Level Struggle
Do you support Truthout's reporting and analysis? Click here to help fund it. In Mexico, Wal-Mart advertises its stores on green signs, a color usually reserved for street signs …
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Can There Be “Good” Corporations?
When companies are owned by workers and the community—instead of Wall Street financiers—everything changes. Our economic system is profoundly broken. To anyone paying attention, that much is clear. But …
The Link to Humanity – Gift Economies
All of Coumba Toure’s work is aimed at keeping African values alive. As part of this, she is deeply involved in a women-led movement to keep the gift economy …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Karl Rove’s Super PAC Under Scrutiny, and More
In today's On the News segment, George Zimmerman out on bail, for-profit college supporters in Congress opposing student loan reforms, Colorado and California look to pass marijuana legalization laws …