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So Goes The Corporation, So Goes The Nation

Bank of America Protest Draws Preemptive Crackdown The city of Charlotte, N.C., has announced broad restrictions on protests planned for a May 9 Bank of America shareholders meeting, citing safety concerns. The restrictions are prompting fears that constitutionally protected civil … Continue reading

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San Francisco City Council Calls For Foreclosure Moratorium

San Francisco City Council Calls For Foreclosure Moratorium The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to call for a foreclosure moratorium in the city until federal and state protections against foreclosure fraud are developed. “Every day, families, … Continue reading

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The end of the rainbow is reached only at the end of the second mile.

Christ’s admonition to the faithful in Matthew 5:41: “And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain,” was in response to the Roman custom of allowing officers to force others to carry their load for a … Continue reading

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Wells Fargo Has Fraudulently Processed Mortgage Documents

That Wells Fargo has fraudulently processed mortgage documents using a process called robo-signing has been evident for nearly two years, since scandal enveloped the mortgage industry in 2010. That it kept doing it even after the scandal broke has been … Continue reading

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8 Things to Know About Wealth and Poverty in the US

Posted on April 17, 2012 America is loaded. We are not a struggling nation ready to go under. We are not facing an enormous debt crisis despite what the politicians and pundits proclaim. We are not the next Greece. Rather, … Continue reading

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Chomsky: How the Young Are Indoctrinated to Obey

Chomsky: How the Young Are Indoctrinated to Obey | Education | AlterNet California State University officials announced plans to freeze enrollment next spring The New York Times reports, “it is now tuition payments, not state appropriations, that cover most of … Continue reading

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the Big Stink: How America’s Security-Industrial Complex Went Insane | World | AlterNet

Rachel Maddow: How America’s Security-Industrial Complex Went Insane | World | AlterNet Nobody ever made an argument to the American people, for instance, that the thing we ought to do in Afghanistan, the way we ought to stick it to … Continue reading

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