May 2013
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Wall Street is writing its own regulation bill —... →
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rtamerica:
Bank lobbyists have a direct influence on financial legislation drafted in Congress, and are in some cases even writing the measures themselves. Citigroup this month drafted a regulation bill that has already passed through a House committee.
WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG
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No Arrests on Wall Street, But Over 7,700... →
As Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has said, the nation’s biggest banks have essentially gained “too big for trial” status, and the federal government has failed to prosecute any executive at a Big Bank for financial fraud
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April 2013
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Donations to Alberta Tories by construction... →
A representative of a coalition of construction companies and anti-union contractors lobbied Premier Alison Redford by linking large political donations to Redford and to the provincial Conservative party with political promises to revise Alberta’s labour code, according to documents obtained through Freedom of Information.
“In my opinion, they are essentially saying, ‘Our donations are given...
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Video of Calgary developers discussing how to buy... →
fycanadianpolitics:
Note that former Reform leader Preston Manning’s “Manning Centre for Promoting Democracy” is also involved.
[…] “Dimitri asked me the question a little earlier on, ‘Can anyone beat Nenshi?’ And I said ‘no, likely not’. I am not sure what he’s hoping for – I don’t think he can and I had in my notes here, ‘I don’t think he is beatable. But you know when I talked to [former...
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Things we’ll do to keep people safe: Lock down an entire city for hours. Things...
– Judd Legum (via azspot)
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Louis CK: Of Course But Maybe - Oh My God (HD) →
One of my favorite bits from one of my favorite comedians newest specials. This footage is from the HBO Oh My God Comedy Special by Louis CK I did not create…
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A List of “Men’s Rights” Issues That Feminism Is Already Working On
Feminists...
– Autostraddle (via notaprincessdestinedtobeawitch)
Guys. You need to read this.
(via abaldwin360)
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Just in my lifetime, we have invaded: Vietnam, Cambodia, The Dominican Republic,...
– Bill Maher (via thesoapboxschtick)
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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say...
– Mister Rogers (via socialismartnature)
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But the 8-hour workday is too profitable for big business, not because of the...
– Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (via beccap)
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How they must bleed for us. In 2012, the world’s 100 richest people became $241...
– If you think we’re done with neoliberalism, think again | The Guardian | George Monbiot (via america-wakiewakie)
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The corporations profiting from North Korean... →
americanliberationtour:
Defense contractors … making a killing.
Can’t they invent a gun that doesn’t fire if you’re crazy?
– Jon Stewart http://on.cc.com/YNYHoo (via thedailyshow)
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