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In American Towns, Private Profits From Public Works
Desperate towns have turned to private equity firms to manage their waterworks. The deals bring much-needed upgrades, but can carry hefty price tags. By Danielle Ivory, Ben Protess and Griff Palmer.
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Emptywheel: The Hashtag DrainTheSwamp and the Structure of Trump’s Power
I’ve been a bit of a Debbie Downer on the Twitters of late, because I’ve been nagging people about anti-Trump humor. By Marcy Wheeler.
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2009: The year the Democratic Party died
Want to know why Hillary Clinton ultimately lost to Donald Trump? Look to President Obama’s first term. By Ryan Cooper. (Nov. 15, 2016)
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FERC Suggests Spectra Energy Gas Facility Would Not Pose Cancer Risk, Based on Study by Spectra Consultant
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) concluded in an environmental assessment that a proposed Spectra Energy gas compressor station in a residential Massachusetts neighborhood would not increase the risk of cancer in nearby residents. By Itai Vardi.
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Another [US] nuclear weapons contractor pays millions to settle charges of illegally diverting federal funds
Allegations of illegally spending federal funds to lobby for new funds now encompass contractors working at six of eight nuclear sites. By Patrick Malone.
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The Vampire Squid Occupies Trump's White House
After running against Goldman as a candidate, Donald Trump licks the boots of the world's largest investment bank. By Matt Taibbi.
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Republican legislators in North Carolina curb the powers of the incoming Democratic governor
In young democracies—say, in the former Soviet Union—politicians’ views of the proper power of any given office often depend on their chances of occupying it. In North Carolina, this constitutional sabotage has re-energised protesters who for several years have objected to the legislature’s reactionary initiatives...
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Donald Trump Starts a Dogfight With the F-35
The president-elect’s latest morning sortie is against the controversial, budget-busting Joint Strike Fighter, but he may be too late to stop it. By David A. Graham.
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David Brock blasts Brooklyn, ‘animals’ in press
The Democrats’ dark-arts master questions the Clinton campaign’s toughness, declares war on media. By Glenn Thrush.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership Is Dead, and That’s Good for Internet Freedom
US lawmakers from both parties rejected the 12-country deal, including every leading presidential candidate. By Evan Greer.
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Was Nixon Robbed?
“You gotta swallow this one,” says a Republican hack in Oliver Stone’s Nixon, referring to the 1960 election, in which John F. Kennedy prevailed. “They stole it fair and square.” By David Greenberg. (Oct. 16, 2000)
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Revealed: Coutts managed tax haven firms for controversial clients
Coutts, the taxpayer-owned bank, provided offshore services to controversial clients including a member of the Brunei royal family accused of stealing billions from his own country, and a banker charged with assisting the sons of Egypt’s deposed president, Hosni Mubarak, in financial crime. Known as the Queen’s bank after its most famous customer, Coutts is revealed to have managed secretive tax haven structures for the Sultan of Brunei’s younger brother, Prince Jefri Bolkiah, and the investment banker Hassan Heikal.
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Australia ceases multimillion-dollar donations to controversial Clinton family charities
Australia has finally ceased pouring millions of dollars into accounts linked to Hillary Clinton’s charities. By Rohan Smith. [Autoplay video]
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Michigan plans to sell 100 million gallons of groundwater to Nestle for $200
Nestle, which is arguably the world’s leading advocate of water privatization, is about to acquire 100 million gallons of drinking water in Michigan. By Tom Cahill.
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Did the EPA Prosecute and Jail a Mississippi Lab Owner Because of Her Activism?
Tennie White’s work as an activist forced big corporations to clean up the messes they made in African-American communities. So the EPA put her in jail. By Sharon Lerner.
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In Brazil, Major New Corruption Scandals Engulf the Faction that Impeached Dilma
A primary argument made by opponents of impeaching Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff was that removing her would immediately empower the truly corrupt politicians in Brasília – the ones who were the driving force behind her impeachment – and they would then use that power to kill ongoing corruption investigations and shield themselves from consequences for their own law-breaking. In that regard, Dilma’s impeachment was not designed to punish corruption but to protect it.
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Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-Wall Street)
Left populism is the answer to Trumpism. But all incoming Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has is more favors for Wall Street. By Branko Marcetic.
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[Mississippi] Legislature: All our contracts are secret
House panel adopts new policy limiting access to legislative contracts while claiming it adds transparency. By Kate Royals.
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The Mysterious Recurring Case of Mexico’s Disappearing Governors
The hunt for Mexico’s Javier Duarte, the former governor of Veracruz state who went underground last month after being accused of looting billions in taxpayer money, is getting close to the end, according to federal Attorney General Raul Cervantes. By Nacha Cattan.
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Former Rio governor arrested over charges of 'cartelization' of public works
Sergio Cabral accused by Brazilian federal prosecutors of facilitating $65.6m in bribes over infrastructure contracts for World Cup and Olympics projects
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