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Buying the Next Bailout
American politicians are owned. Watching them legislate is like watching dogs sit, roll over, and give you their paw.
Mike Gravel to Sen. Mark Udall: Make Full Torture Probe Public Like I Did With Pentagon Papers
On the Senate floor last week, outgoing Democratic Sen. Mark Udall called for a purge of top CIA officials implicated in the torture program and cover-up.
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Timeline: The Tortured History of the Senate’s Torture Report
The Senate began investigating the CIA's detainee program nearly six years ago.
Bail-In and the Financial Stability Board: The Global Bankers’ Coup
The House has passed a bill repealing the Dodd-Frank requirement that risky derivatives be pushed into big-bank subsidiaries.
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Congress to Reinstate Taxpayer Subsidies for Reckless Derivatives Trading
Sen. Elizabeth Warren called the move “the worst of government for the rich and powerful.”
Call Congress to Oppose Back-Room Wall Street Deal
Activists have been fighting on two fronts to protect hard-won provisions of the Dodd-Frank financial reform act.
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With Election Over, First Order of Business Is $450 Billion Corporate Tax Break
The first order of business after the election is to give big tax breaks to the corporations.
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Obama Announces Order Allowing Millions of Undocumented Immigrants Safety, for Now
President Obama's executive order will allow some 5 million immigrants the right to live and work legally.
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Senate Narrowly Rejects Keystone XL Amidst Protests by Climate Activists
The Keystone XL pipeline is a political football in Washington, but activists say it would make a devastating contribution to climate change.
Now That the Senate Has Picked New Leaders, Will We Get New Policies?
With a short lame duck session to finish first, 2015 already looks like a legislative session that will be full of butting heads, dueling policies, and outside action groups …