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How the Federal Reserve and Bank of England Are Fueling Massive Global Inequality
That the U.S. and U.K.'s central banks are encouraging food speculation — and are thus responsible for its disastrous results — shows clearly how both countries' monetary policies are engineered to work against the interests of the majority.
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Uruguay's Guerrilla-Turned-President José Mujica: No Palace, No Motorcade, No Frills
In the week that Uruguay legalized marijuana, the country's 78-year-old president and former guerrilla leader — who was shot by police six times and spent 14 years in a military prison — explained why he rejects the "world's poorest president" label.
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With California's Minimum Wage Set to Rise, Business Owners Still Peddling Fear
Labor unions lobbied heavily for the bill that passed the state legislature in September, raising California's minimum wage to $10 an hour by 2016, as business groups and restaurant owners continue to oppose the increase they say will mean layoffs.
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Why Boulder Voted to Abandon Xcel Energy In Favor of City-Owned Power Utility
Moving utilities from corporate to public control puts energy, dollars and decisions into the hands of local communities. More than 1,000 municipal utilities already function in the U.S. serving 50 million customers, a population greater than Spain's.
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Meatless Mondays: How Norway's Army Is Eating Less Flesh to Fight Climate Change
Norwegian troops will eat only vegetarian meals on Mondays, cutting meat consumption by about 330,000 pounds per year in an effort to reduce the overwhelming amount of greenhouse gas emissions caused by global livestock production.
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United Republic Poll: 72% of Americans Want Anti-Corruption Laws and Money Out of Politics
A new poll concludes more than 60 percent of Americans would strongly support a federal law that imposes tough, new campaign finance laws for politicians, lobbyists and super PACs.
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Mexican Senate Votes to Privatize Oil Industry As Legislators Padlock Doors in Protest
Mexico's Senate has overwhelmingly approved an energy reform to permit the biggest oil industry opening in 75 years, sending it to the lower house where leftists padlocked doors to the chamber to stop lawmakers from debating the bill.
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Women and LGBT Activists Fighting Street Harassment Hollaback! – And It's Working
Long-term impacts of street harassment include depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Now, a group of activists that began in New York are spreading their strategies to battle sexual harassment in streets around the world.
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How Grassroots Power Reshaped Whatcom County and the Western Coal Debate
Due to stunning November elections in Washington's northwesternmost county, it's unlikely that any new fossil fuel terminals will be built statewide in the foreseeable future. Environmentalists have a lot to learn politically from what worked in Whatcom.
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For Our Vote To Make a Difference, It's Time to Try New Tactics
The victory of Seattle's socialist city council member Kshama Sawant shows how grassroots efforts are creating an opening for independent political action by working people — even in the tightly controlled world of electoral politics and the two-party system.