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Three Reasons Why Politics in the US Are Doomed
US politics are "dismal, disgusting and infuriating." They will be until we all "do politics."
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Detroit Will be Democracy’s Decisive Battle
Detroit is the battleground chosen by Wall Street to crush the last vestiges of American democracy by creating u201cthe template for direct corporate rule.u201d
House Passes Deregulation Bill Written by Citigroup
Bill Black: Both parties support Wall Street's effort to deregulate derivatives.
Out of the Mouths of Babes
My seven-year-old daughter’s new favorite song is, no joke, “Banks of Marble,” sung by Pete Seeger.
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Spinning Failure Into Gold
Wall Street's greatest deception is the claim that they're brave risk takers who put their money into enterprises that create America's economic growth.
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Chris Hedges | Let’s Get This Class War Started
The disparities between rich and poor is a story told again and again. Unfortunately, we still have not learned from our past.
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A Fascist Revival Stirs in Spain
Some elected Popular Party officials and party militants are openly making the Nazi salute, proudly displaying fascist flags and other memorabilia, and posting pro-Franco messages on social media sites.
Is Homeland Security Preparing for the Next Wall Street Collapse?
The Department of Homeland Security is gathering massive funds for the possible civil unrest by the next economic collapse.
Exposed: California’s Secret Plan to Gut Public Pensions
Lynn Parramore: A new California memo is just the latest example of Wall Street's attack on workers' pensions.
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Wall Street to Planet Earth: We Don’t Mind and You Don’t Matter
Considering that a large percentage of its value is based on fossil fuel reserves, in and of itself, all of this would be very bad news for Wall Street.