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Santa Fe Moves a Step Closer Toward Creating City-Owned Public Bank
A new study concludes that a public bank for the New Mexico city is both feasible and would have a positive financial impact – adding $24 million to city coffers over a seven-year period.
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Progressive Lawyer Tim Canova Could Beat Unpopular DNC Chair In Florida Primary
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the living, breathing embodiment of everything rotted and corrupt about the Democratic Party – whereas Tim Canova has a history of activism with the Occupy movement and is a steadfast opponent of the Patriot Act.
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Soaring Solar Market Eclipses Oil and Gas Adding 35,000 U.S. Jobs In 2015
he solar industry created jobs 12 times faster than the rest of the economy last year – and now employs over 200,000 people, with the cost of installing solar dropping $2 per watt over the last five years.
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Toxic "Reform" Law Will Gut State Rules on Dangerous Chemical
A new set of bills that aims to update the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act may nullify the efforts of states such as Maine and California to regulate dangerous chemicals.
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Oregon County Becomes Latest "GE-Free Zone" In Victory for Organics
Jackson County is the eighth county in the U.S. to create an ordinance prohibiting the cultivation of genetically engineered crops – and efforts are springing up to pass similar measures in other places.
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Our Food Future: 16 Most Exciting Stories for 2016
From food safety law to a heightened focus on food waste, here are this year's most exciting food trends to watch for.
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Sea Change In Spanish Politics As Citizens Reclaim the City
Madrid's city council is prioritizing money for "social sustainability" and diverting €500 million into public spending, while Barcelona's city council has turned empty properties from banks into social housing.
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Chronicles of a Defeat Foretold, Part III: Syriza's Greek Crash Landing
From the ERT broadcaster shutdown, to the failure to support the Vio.Me factory cooperative, to the privatization of Thessaloniki's water, the Syriza government has broken promises and missed opportunities.
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Spanish Voters Reject Austerity and Corruption As Social Movement Leaders Rise
A Podemos-backed Sánchez government would open a new anti-austerity breach on Europe’s southern flank, as Spaniards reject a new economic model based on low wages and extreme job instability.
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More Snowdens Wanted: Germany's "Intelexit" Calls On Spooks To Give Up The Game
A German anti-surveillance collective is seeking to dispel apprehension among other spies who might be contemplating following in Snowden’s footsteps.