JPMorgan trading flap stirs Congress - May. 14, 2012

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Local NATO hosts red-faced over 'Red Zone' militarization plan - Chicago Sun-Times

“This was a security decision and we were not involved,” the mayor’s communications director Sarah Hamilton wrote in an email to the Sun-Times.

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NATO In Chicago: Joliet Prison Considered For Detained Protesters, Cop Recording Ban Won't Apply

Strange. After all of this time inside the workings of a 'down' economy, the reaction of a citizenry, and movements everywhere, the powers that be still continue to 'plan' for the worst rather then address the concerns. How do we house mass arrestees. Rather then, let's take a m …

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FOCUS | Why Tibet Matters

In recent months we have seen harrowing images and footage of Tibetans who have set fire to themselves as a form of protest. Since February, 2009, 35 Tibetans have sacrificed themselves, in an act of desperation, which emerges from the anguish of oppression. Tibetans who have sel …

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Why the Occupy Movement Frightens the Corporate Elite

We've listened to these voices for as long as they've been listening to theirs. It's time to think for ones self, consider the way this has unfolded in the past, see those who these very voices have 'disallowed', and allow them. His voice is continually beating down already bea …

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Seniors' Social Security Garnished for Student Debts

The majority of these debts are being imposed on young people, who have a potential 40 years of gainful employment ahead of them to pay the debt off. But a sizeable chunk of US student loan debt is held by senior citizens, many of whom are not only unemployed but unemployabl …

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Breathing While Latino; Laws Boom for Private Prison Profits

body counts, making it illegal to survive, and the profits that come from it....

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Student Loans Cripple Entire Generation: economy creaks under $1T in student loan debt

this is wrong.  

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Why Is the Gates Foundation Helping Monsanto?

Monsanto-patented seeds are usually costly, which has led to numerous accusations of exploitation and contemporary colonialism. But how long will these particular strains of seeds last? What are the guarantees? Critics fear dependence on corporate fertilizers and pesticides, the  …

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