Matt Taibbi talking: I think this is an unprecedented crisis heading into an inauguration week. I think we never could have imagined that some—this last … Insane Clown PresidentRead more
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How to Cut Infrastructure Costs in Half
Americans could save $1 trillion over 10 years by financing infrastructure through publicly-owned banks like the one that has long been operating in North Dakota. … How to Cut Infrastructure Costs in HalfRead more
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Importance of the march against Iraq attack
14 February 2003 It is not possible to overstate the significance and urgency of the march and demonstration against an unprovoked British and American attack … Importance of the march against Iraq attackRead more
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Media Uncritically Promoting Russian Hacking Story
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh said in an interview that he does not believe the U.S. intelligence community proved its case that President Vladimir Putin … Media Uncritically Promoting Russian Hacking StoryRead more
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Boycott the Banks, the Funders of Dakota Access Pipeline
Those are water protectors with the Red Warrior Camp near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota, singing at a protest at the Chase … Boycott the Banks, the Funders of Dakota Access PipelineRead more
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Protesters Blockade Planned Pipeline Site
In Peekskill, New York, just about an hour north of New York City, residents have launched a blockade in efforts to stop construction of Spectra … Protesters Blockade Planned Pipeline SiteRead more
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Financialization of Rents Gets Taxpayer Guarantees
Invitation Homes, the 2012 buy-to-rent creature of private-equity firm Blackstone, and now owner of 48,431 single-family homes, thus the largest landlord of single-family homes in … Financialization of Rents Gets Taxpayer GuaranteesRead more
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China expresses concern at revelations in Wikileaks dump of hacked CIA data
China expressed concern on Thursday over revelations in a trove of data released by Wikileaks purporting to show that the CIA can hack all manner … China expresses concern at revelations in Wikileaks dump of hacked CIA dataRead more
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Money really has a leverage against news organizations
Brian Knappenberger talking: this film actually started as a kind of deep dive into the Hulk Hogan-Gawker Media case, in which Hulk Hogan was suing … Money really has a leverage against news organizationsRead more
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The Color of Law
In The Color of Law (to be published by Liveright in May 2017), Richard Rothstein argues with exacting precision and fascinating insight how segregation in … The Color of LawRead more