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Banking giant gets slap on the wrist for money laundering
It should come as no surprise that outright illegal acts by the biggest banks on the planet are punished with…
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Seymour Hersh and the limits of liberalism
Since 2005, an imminent U.S. military attack on Iran has been a central theme of many of Seymour Hersh’s articles.
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Illinois corporations get massive ‘financial incentives’
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn agreed, as of the beginning of May, to hand out over $230 million in “financial incentives”…
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Big Food fights regulation of ads aimed at children
There is a health crisis among children—and yet the food industry is allowed to freely market products known to have…
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‘Secure Communities’ rhetoric versus reality
Under the Obama administration, immigrants have been under attack possibly more than ever before.
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Next steps for the Irvine 11
Recently, 11 University of California students have pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the disruption of a speech by…
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Government-funded propaganda operation in Miami exposed
Documents show the U.S. government paid Miami-based journalists to saturate the Miami media with reports that were highly inflammatory and…
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U.S. government contracts reveal Miami journalists on the payroll
An effort by the National Committee to Free the Cuban Five, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund and Liberation newspaper…
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Politicians play with budget, slash services
A budget deal between Republicans and Democrats has averted a shutdown of the federal government—but it is the working class…
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Budget crisis reveals government attitude towards service members
As the U.S. government launched hundreds of million-dollar cruise missiles into Libya, it was seconds away from denying soldiers pay…
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