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California Lawmakers Demand Federal Investigation of Offshore Fracking
With fracking off the California coast elevated as a major regional issue, lawmakers are demanding to know why the federal government is approving such operations without following legally required environmental reviews.
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America's Disappeared: The Poor and the Prison System
When you are poor you can instantly disappear into the subterranean rabbit holes of our vast jail and prison complex.
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Thousands of Protesters Descend on ALEC Convention In Chicago
A coalition of labor, community and environmental groups is making it clear that the ultra-conservative American Legislative Exchange Council isn’t welcome in the union town.
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Blowing the Whistle on Factory Farm Abuse — And Getting Gagged For Doing It
Considering that 94 percent of Americans believe animals raised for food should be free from abuse and cruelty, the modern meat industry has good reasons to fear the public finding out that Old MacDonald's farm isn't so happy these days.
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Monsanto and Big Food Pull Out the Big Guns, Challenging Washington's GMO Labeling Law
As the Washington State I-522 campaign to label genetically modified organisms in food products is gaining steam, Big Ag and Biotech are taking the battle for consumers' hearts and minds to the next level.
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Money In Politics: Democratic Super PACs Are Crushing Conservatives in 2013
Liberal-aligned super PACs raised more than $40 million in the first half of 2013 — double the amount raised by conservative super PACs.
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After Crashing Bear Stearns, Mortgage Executives Have Plum Jobs on Wall Street
The executives in charge of mortgage securities at the failed investment house are now at JPMorgan, Goldman and Bank of America.
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Federal Government Sues Bank of America Over $850 Million Investor Fraud
The U.S. is suing the Bank of America for investor fraud over the sale of $850 million worth of residential mortgage-backed securities.
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The Detroit Bail-In Template: Fleecing Pensioners to Save the Banks
The Detroit bankruptcy is looking suspiciously like the bail-in template originated by the G20’s Financial Stability Board in 2011.
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Revolving Door: Koch and Halliburton Are Lobbying Hard to Block a Carbon Tax
Despite an array of conservative economists and former Republican lawmakers, Koch and Halliburton lobbyists are funding the campaign against it.