ALMOST $200 MILLION DONATED TO...

Jun 27, 2015 by

ALMOST $200 MILLION DONATED TO REPRESENTATIVES TO PASS TPA

[Translate] By Paola Casale (about the author)     Permalink       (Page 1 of 1 pages) OP ED NEWS Money in Politics (image by Economy...

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7 FAR-REACHING FINDINGS IN DUT...

Jun 27, 2015 by

7 FAR-REACHING FINDINGS IN DUTCH CLIMATE LEGAL VICTOR

[Translate] Kelly Rigg   HUFFINGTON POST In April I wrote about a landmark Dutch lawsuit on climate action that, if successful, would...

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RENEWABLE ENERGY REDOUBLES ITS...

Jun 27, 2015 by

[Translate]   By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Solar panels on sale at a shop in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso....

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FIGHT TRADE TREACHERY – ...

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HOW RICHARD NIXON DESTROYED AM...

Jun 25, 2015 by

HOW RICHARD NIXON DESTROYED AMERICAN MANUFACTURING

[Translate] Economy He tried to sell so-called “free trade” to us as a way of ending Communism in China. By Thom Hartmann...

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THIS IS HOW WE SHOULD PUNISH B...

Jun 24, 2015 by

THIS IS HOW WE SHOULD PUNISH BANK FELONS

[Translate]   By Robert Reich  TRUTHDIG Songquan Deng / Shutterstock This post originally ran on Robert Reich’s Web page. What...

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SENTENCE FIRST, VERDICT AFTERW...

Jun 24, 2015 by

SENTENCE FIRST, VERDICT AFTERWARDS: THE ALICE IN WONDERLAND ‘WORLD OF SECRET TRADE AGREEMENTS’

[Translate]   By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt  TRUTHDIG JD Hancock / CC BY 2.0 This piece first appeared at Web of Debt. It was...

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My hatred of Authority, Along ...

Jun 24, 2015 by

[Translate] By Chris Hedges     The following is an excerpt from WAGES OF REBELLION: The Moral Imperative of Revolt....

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WALL STREET AND BIG CORPORATIO...

Jun 24, 2015 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE by Dave Johnson Fast track passes. Our Congress – the supposed representatives of We the...

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FAST-TRACK CLEARS SENATE HURDL...

Jun 23, 2015 by

FAST-TRACK CLEARS SENATE HURDLE IN VOTE

[Translate] Thirteen Democrats voted for the controversial legislation. By Michael Arria / AlterNet Protesters gather outside the...

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THE GOSPEL OF DENIAL

Jun 23, 2015 by

[Translate] By Mark Fiore   TRUTHDIG Isn’t it amazing how Republicans pick and choose when their religion matters to them? The...

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EPA: LIMITING CLIMATE CHANGE W...

Jun 23, 2015 by

EPA: LIMITING CLIMATE CHANGE WOULD HAVE TREMENDOUS BENEFITS FOR THE U.S.

[Translate] Climate by Katie Valentine CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: shutterstock   Acting on climate change will have major economic,...

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WHY NOT TELEVISE THE WIDENING ...

Jun 17, 2015 by

[Translate]     Posted by Jim Hightower Listen to this Commentary The debilitating spread of inequality between the superrich...

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HOW TO FIX AMERICA’S BEE...

Jun 17, 2015 by

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FAST TRACK NOT OVER!

Jun 15, 2015 by

FAST TRACK NOT OVER!

[Translate] White House House GOP eyeing another shot at trade bill Republicans are expected to again try to pass Obama’s trade...

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ELIZABETH WARREN JUST DROPPED ...

Jun 15, 2015 by

ELIZABETH WARREN JUST DROPPED THE MIC ON JP MORGAN CHASE CEO

[Translate] by Walter Einenkel   DAILY KOS You can’t buy class. A couple of days ago, JPMorgan Chase & Co CEO Jamie Dimon...

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HOW MUCH DOES THE WORLD SPEND ...

Jun 15, 2015 by

[Translate] By Heather Smith   GRIST The folks at the IMF – yes, that great Satan of the ’90s  – just released a working paper on how...

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The Most Obnoxious Things Rich...

Jun 14, 2015 by

The Most Obnoxious Things Rich People Have Done Recently

[Translate] Millionaires and billionaires have resumed their ostentatious and tin-eared ways. By Evan McMurry / AlterNet After the...

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IT’S THE PLANET STUPID!:...

Jun 13, 2015 by

IT’S THE PLANET STUPID!: CAPITALISM AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COMMONS

[Translate] Common Dreams by John Atcheson   (Photo: Smilla4/cc/flickr) There is a war going on right now between those who are...

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Paul Krugman on How the Big Li...

Jun 12, 2015 by

Paul Krugman on How the Big Lies Told by the Powerful Have Come to Rule the World

[Translate] Economy Seriously bad ideas have remarkable staying power. That’s no accident. By Janet Allon / AlterNet Photo...

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A LOOK AT THE “TRADER...

Jun 12, 2015 by

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE June 12, 2015 Dave Johnson After a narrow and suspenseful 217-212 approval Thursday on a...

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ELIZABETH WARREN: OUR POPULIST...

Jun 11, 2015 by

ELIZABETH WARREN: OUR POPULIST AGENDA – IN HER OWN WORDS

[Translate] AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE Sen. Elizabeth Warren has become the most visible leader of the growing populist movement...

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New Report Shows EPA’S Propose...

Jun 10, 2015 by

New Report Shows EPA’S Proposed Carbon Regulations Will Create Tens Of Thousands Of Jobs

[Translate] Climate by Samantha Page CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Jeff Gentner   By 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency’s...

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Our massive new monopolies: Am...

Jun 9, 2015 by

Our massive new monopolies: Amazon, Google and Facebook have the power to move entire economies

[Translate] Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos (Credit: Reuters/Carlo Allegri/Beck Diefenbach/AP/Matt...

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Brune to Walmart Executives an...

Jun 9, 2015 by

Brune to Walmart Executives and Shareholders: Living Wages, Living Planet Hitched Together

[Translate] By Dean Hubbard  SIERRA CLUB Image Source: Screenshot from the video of Michael Brune speaking. Last Friday Sierra Club...

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‘We Are In a Revolutiona...

Jun 8, 2015 by

‘We Are In a Revolutionary Moment’: Chris Hedges Explains Why An Uprising Is Coming — And Soon

[Translate] The status quo is doomed but whether the future will be progressive or reactionary is uncertain, Hedges tells Salon. By...

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WARREN TO SEC CHAIR: “ST...

Jun 4, 2015 by

WARREN TO SEC CHAIR: “STEP UP” (OR STEP DOWN)

[Translate] Robert Borosage   CAMAIGN FOR AMERICA’S FUTURE Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday released a blistering 13-page...

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TRADE ENFORCEMENT FAILURE

Jun 2, 2015 by

TRADE ENFORCEMENT FAILURE

[Translate]   Leo Gerard  AMERICANS FOR A SAFE FUTURE It’s all the rage now for Republican presidential candidates to spurn the...

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WALMART IS A CULTURAL SICKNESS...

Jun 2, 2015 by

WALMART IS A CULTURAL SICKNESS: How the American Workplace is Enriching the Wealthy – and Destroying Everything Else

[Translate] American workers are conditioned to expect less and less even as they do more and more. And it’s killing them. Kyle...

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Here’s What You Need to ...

May 31, 2015 by

Here’s What You Need to Make Hourly to Afford a 2-Bedroom Rental in Every State

[Translate] Economy New report by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition offers grim reality check. By Michael Arria / AlterNet...

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