The largest American companies have stashed nearly $2.5 trillion in profits offshore allowing them to dodge $718 billion in U.S. taxes, according to a new … Multinationals Dodging $718bn in U.S. Taxes on Profits Booked OffshoreRead more
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Jharkhand government forms panel to probe Hazaribagh police firing deaths
The Jharkhand government rushed top administrators to Hazaribagh on Sunday to contain the damage following Saturday’s police firing on land agitators in Barkagaon block that … Jharkhand government forms panel to probe Hazaribagh police firing deathsRead more
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DRC: Security Forces Kill Dozens Amid Protests Against Elections Postponement
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, security forces have killed dozens of protesters amid massive two-day demonstrations demanding President Joseph Kabila step down after … DRC: Security Forces Kill Dozens Amid Protests Against Elections PostponementRead more
Posted inCapitalism / Economics / News
Children of Thatcher era reached their thirties
By the time they hit their early 30s, those born in the early 1980s had about half as much wealth as those born in the … Children of Thatcher era reached their thirtiesRead more
Posted inNews / Protest / USA Empire
Hundreds Call for Release of Olowan Martinez, Arrested Blocking Dakota Access Pipeline
In Mandan, North Dakota, hundreds gathered Wednesday to call for the release of Lakota land defender Olowan Martinez, who was arrested on September 13 during … Hundreds Call for Release of Olowan Martinez, Arrested Blocking Dakota Access PipelineRead more
Posted inAsia / Economics / News / Worker
Death Toll from Bangladesh Factory Fire Rises to 31
In Bangladesh, the death toll from a fire at a packaging factory has risen to 31. The fire began after a boiler explosion on Saturday. … Death Toll from Bangladesh Factory Fire Rises to 31Read more
Posted inBank / Crime / News / USA Empire
Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million for Creating Phony Accounts and Credit Cards
Wells Fargo will pay $185 million in fines after it was caught illegally manipulating customers’ bank accounts in order to rack up fees and other … Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million for Creating Phony Accounts and Credit CardsRead more
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Snowden Receives German Citizen’s Award ‘Glass of Reason’
Former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden received the Glass of Reason, award of the citizens of the German city of Kassel worth … Snowden Receives German Citizen’s Award ‘Glass of Reason’Read more
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Bayer Takes Over Monsanto, Creating Largest Seed Supplier in World
German pharmaceutical firm Bayer has bought out agribusiness giant Monsanto in a record $66 billion takeover, creating the largest supplier of seeds and agricultural chemicals … Bayer Takes Over Monsanto, Creating Largest Seed Supplier in WorldRead more
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Facebook disables accounts of Palestinian editors
Editors at two of the most widely read Palestinian online publications have had their Facebook accounts disabled. Administrators for the Facebook pages of Quds, which … Facebook disables accounts of Palestinian editorsRead more