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Obama Must Be Called Out, Not Coddled, on Keystone XL Bait-and-Switch
Now is the time to support the efforts of courageous Texas landowners who could stop Keystone XL's southern leg in its tracks.
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Jim Wright, 90-Year Old Former Speaker of the US House, Denied Photo ID for Voting in Texas
Expired state driver's license not enough to vote or receive ‘free’ state-issued ID card for Democratic icon, and he's hardly alone.
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Monsanto and Junk Food Companies Spend Millions to Fight GMO Labeling in Congress
The biggest names in biotechnology and processed food products have spent millions of dollars fighting efforts in Washington and California to label genetically engineered foods, and they are spending …
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Trans-Pacific Partnership: “We Will Not Obey”; Building a Global Resistance Movement
Active citizens working together can overcome transnational corporate power and defeat it.
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Privatizing Our Vote: The Ultimate Crime
Our elected representatives have slowly but surely handed the power to decide our elections over to a handful of giant, mostly Republican-connected corporations. And they've done so by giving …
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MSNBC “Leans Forward” Into Running “Native Ads” Promoting Fracking
Critics believe the shift toward native ads blurs the line between news and advertising, public relations and propaganda.
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Senate Moving Toward Bill to Ban Workplace Bias Against Gays
A long-stalled bill banning workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is likely to pass the Senate as early as this week.
The Rise of Chicago’s 99% Against Rahm Emanuel, “Mayor 1%“
Will Rahm Emanel's effort to establish a privatized neoliberal outpost in Chicago succeed? Not if the ongoing uprising brushfires turn from kindling wood into a contemporary Chicago fire of …
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Noam Chomsky | De-Americanizing the World
Noam Chomsky: The rejection of international obligations has indeed become more entrenched in recent years, along with quiet acceptance of the doctrine that the US has every right to …
Securities and Exchange Commission Political Disclosure Rulemaking Is a Critical Step for Investors and Democracy
Lawmakers, investors and academics detail the benefits of SEC rule requiring publicly traded companies to disclose political spending.