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Bolivia enshrines natural world’s rights with equal status for Mother Earth

By John Vidal guardian.co.uk Law of Mother Earth expected to prompt radical new conservation and social measures in South American nation Bolivia is set to pass the world’s first laws granting all nature equal rights to humans. The Law of … Continue reading

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Yoko Ono can’t Imagine Stephen Harper singing Lennon

Yoko refuses to let war-loving Canadian Prime Minister sing Imagine on YouTube Stephen Harper’s attempt to play off the popularity of Maria Aragon has backfired. Yoko Ono had the Harper video of Imagine yanked off YouTube. Nothing could be more … Continue reading

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Only 59% of Americans Support “Free Market” Capitalism

By Maxwell Strachen HUFFINGTON POST Nearly three years after the financial system first came perilously close to collapse, American support for an unregulated free market appears to have cratered. A new report by GlobeScan, an international opinion research consultancy, suggests … Continue reading

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Largest Village In New York Closes Chase Account To Protest Foreclosures

By Laura Bassett HUFFINGTON POST The Village of Hempstead, a relatively low-income, minority-heavy municipality on Long Island, pulled its money out of JP Morgan Chase bank on Tuesday as part of a statewide campaign protesting the bank’s dismal mortgage modification … Continue reading

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IRS Drastically Increases Its Audits Of America’s Richest Taxpayers

By Maxwell Strachen HUFFINGTON POST In 2009, the Internal Revenue Service announced plans to unleash a new enforcement unit called the Global High Wealth Industry, the goal being to better investigate the complex finances of America’s wealthiest taxpayers. They weren’t … Continue reading

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Over 4 Million Move Their Accounts From Wall Street Banks in 2010

By Sara Ackerman HUFFINGTON POST To find a community bank or credit union near you, visit www.moveyourmoneyproject.org More than 4 million accounts have already moved away from the nation’s largest banks and this trend will only increase according to Moebs … Continue reading

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WikiLeaks Billboard In Los Angeles

At some point governments and corporations must have accountability for their actions, just like individuals. Via LATaco.com: A billboard with the spectre of Julian Assange looms over the intersection of Highland Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood. The sign, … Continue reading

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Pro-Labor Group Working America Recruits 20,000 New Wisconsin Members In Wake Of Budget Protests

By Amanda Terkel HUFFINGTON POST WASHINGTON — While Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) may have won the most recent battle in Madison by securing passage of an anti-union bill, labor activists are optimistic they may emerge as the victors in … Continue reading

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From Sea To Shining Sea: CIO! is joining in to STAND WITH this call for a Nationwide General Strike: We’re calling for a day of NON-VIOLENT ACTION to show the thieving heartless corporations and the politicians they own that WE … Continue reading

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