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Report: Middle Class Were Better Off In 1980
By Janell Ross HUFFINGTON POST American workers’ productivity has soared over the last 30 years, but that extra output hasn’t translating into higher earnings for the American middle class, according to a report released this week. A 40-year-old male high … Continue reading
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Floods, Droughts Are ‘New Normal’ Of Extreme U.S. Weather Fueled By Climate Change, Scientists Say
REUTERS WASHINGTON (By Deborah Zabarenko) – Heavy rains, deep snowfalls, monster floods and killing droughts are signs of a “new normal” of extreme U.S. weather events fueled by climate change, scientists and government planners said on Wednesday. “It’s a new … Continue reading
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Amazon Deforestation In Brazil Increases Six-Fold, Crisis Center Created To Combat Huge Rise
By MARCO SIBAJA HUFFINGTON POST BRASILIA, Brazil — Brazil has set up a crisis center to combat increased deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, the nation’s environmental minister said Wednesday. Minister Izabella Teixeira said officials had to take action after satellite … Continue reading
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The True Cost of Chevron: Teach-In & Protest
Teach-In 5/23, Protest at Chevron AGM 5/25! Teach-In on the True Cost of Chevron Monday, May 23 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm David Brower Center, Tamalpais Room 2150 Allston Way Berkeley, CA Join JINN, Emem Okon from the Niger Delta and … Continue reading
Confidential Federal Audits Accuse Five Biggest Mortgage Firms Of Defrauding Taxpayers
By Shahien Nasiripour HUFFINGTON POST The audits conclude that the banks effectively cheated taxpayers by presenting the Federal Housing Administration with false claims: They filed for federal reimbursement on foreclosed homes that sold for less than the outstanding loan balance … Continue reading
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Big Oil: Ending Tax Breaks Would Be ‘Un-American’
REUTERS ASHINGTON (Timothy Gardner and Deborah Charles) – The world’s biggest oil companies on Wednesday launched broadsides against Democratic plans to pare back some of their cherished U.S. tax breaks, saying the measure was “un-American” and would only push up … Continue reading
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States Shortchange The Unemployed With Junk Debit Card Fees: Study
By Arthur Delaney HUFFINGTON POST WASHINGTON — Many states shortchange the jobless by distributing unemployment benefits on debit cards loaded with obnoxious fees, according to a new study by the National Consumer Law Center. Of the 40 states that have … Continue reading
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The Unwisdom of Elites
By Paul Krugman The New York Times What happened to the budget surplus the federal government had in 2000? The answer is, three main things. First, there were the Bush tax cuts, which added roughly $2 trillion to the national … Continue reading
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