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President Jimmy Carter Speaks Out: Calls The U.S. An Oligarchy
President Jimmy Carter says America, a once-free nation, is now an oligarchy, and that’s not just his opinion. It is provable, and backed up by the research of top political experts and scholars. An oligarchy is a government run by a small group of wealthy and influential people, rather than the majority.
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More than $1bn deposited in Malaysian prime minister's account
Deposits into Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s bank accounts ran to hundreds of millions of dollars more than previously identified by probes into state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), the Wall Street Journal has reported. Citing two unnamed people familiar with flows into Najib’s accounts and a person familiar with one overseas investigation, the report said more than $1bn was deposited from 2011 to 2013, far more than the $681m earlier identified.
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The Post-Hope Democrats
The latest attacks on Bernie Sanders reveal that the Democratic Party is intent on driving down expectations. By Doug Henwood.
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Behind the scenes of the Donald Trump - Roger Stone show
Somehow I’d missed the earlier news that Roger Stone—Dick Nixon dirty trickster, fascist fan of Roy Cohn, lobbyist for some of the worst dictators in the world—was running Trump’s campaign. By Mark Ames. (Aug. ’15)
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An Open Letter to the Republican Establishment
You are the captains of American industry, the titans of Wall Street, and the billionaires who for decades have been the backbone of the Republican Party.
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Lagos’s blackout nightmare: the suburb that’s been in darkness for five years
For Lagosians, electricity shortages can mean cooking by torchlight, or companies spending a shocking 70% of the budget on diesel ... and some neighbourhoods have spent half a decade with no power at all. By Eromo Egbejule.
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TV Pundits Praise Hillary Clinton On Air, Fail to Disclose Financial Ties to Her Campaign
Several consultants who work at firms retained by Hillary Clinton's campaign and her affiliated Super PACs appear on TV frequently touting Clinton. Lee Fang.
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In Wyoming, a road block for public access
A tangled web of lawsuits and land sales mean people trying to access a Lincoln County wilderness area could face trespass charges. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. (Feb. 18)
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How the Feds Blocked Me from Covering a Pill Mill Trial
You might call me a poster boy for an era of darkness, delays, denials, and intimidation under President Barack Obama. By Philip Eil.
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Polish scientists protest over plan to log in Białowieża Forest
Researchers suspect motives for a planned increase in felling are commercial, but forest administration cites pest control. By Quirin Schiermeier.
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The FDA Now Officially Belongs to Big Pharma
Robert Califf's ties to Big Pharma run deep and the Obama nominee just sailed through the U.S. Senate. By Martha Rosenberg.
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Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters
The group is called the International Order of St. Hubertus, an exclusive all-male group dating back to the 1600s. By Amy Brittain and Sari Horwitz.
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Judge: [Chicago] Red-light, speed-cam tickets ‘void’; city violated due process
The judge ruled the city violated the “fundamental principles of justice, equity and good conscience” by denying due process to motorists issued tickets. By Fran Spielman. (Feb. 22)
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45 times Clinton pushed the trade bill she now opposes
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, seems reluctant to take a firm position. By Jake Tapper.
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Journalism crisis leads to shameful compromises
As publications go bust, Vox hires commerce editor in attempt to save journalism by destroying it. By Chris Lehmann.
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How a huge Arizona mining deal was passed — and could be revoked
Pushed through Congress, the Resolution Copper deal could damage sacred Apache sites. By Osha Gray Davidson. (Feb. 2)
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I’ll Be So Proud When My Daughter Is President and Runs a Corrupt Oligarchy
Other parents might say they want their mediocre children to make the world a better place. But my girl is destined to do more than that, mostly for white people. By Kiese Laymon.
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Brokers of junk science?
Two scientific journals known for their industry ties have become go-to publications for researchers who minimize risks from chemicals. By Jie Jenny Zou.
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“What’s Past is Prologue”
Three Small Towns and Their Common Bond – City Manager Rebecca Davidson. By Jim Stiles. (Feb. 1)
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Skulduggery in the Vatican
Tim Parks reviews “Avarizia: Le Carte che Svelano. Ricchezza, Scandali e Segreti della Chiesa di Francesco” by Emiliano Fittipaldi and “Merchants in the Temple: Inside Pope Francis’s Secret Battle against Corruption in the Vatican” by Gianluigi Nuzzi, translated by Michael Moore.
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