08 Jun 2016

Hillary Clinton Claims Nomination Win, Bernie Sanders Supporters Boo

The crowd at Sanders’ rally had a negative reaction to Trump that was equal to (if not exceeded by) their reaction to the mention of Clinton’s name.

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06 Jun 2016

Panama Papers: Rich Americans Used Law Firm To Evade Tax Laws Too

Though the initial stories on the massive leak of documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca—popularly known as the Panama Papers—focused on non-American political and economic figures, continued investigations and reporting have revealed some noteworthy American clients. On Sunday, The New York Times published a story linking Mossack Fonseca to rich

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02 Jun 2016

Is There Any Attack On Donald Trump That Doesn’t Apply To Bill Clinton?

Every weapon the Clinton campaign cranks out with which to attack Donald Trump draws blood on both sides, and typically for the same reason—Bill Clinton.

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01 Jun 2016

IMF Blames Neoliberalism For Low Growth And Increased Inequality

A new paper from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a pillar of neoliberal globalization and neo-colonial domination of the developing world, takes a rhetorical shot at the very system it perpetuates. The paper, titled “Neoliberalism: Oversold?,” is published in the June 2016 issue of the IMF’s official journal, “Finance &

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30 May 2016

Corruption Investigation Into Terry McAuliffe Connects To Hillary Clinton

An FBI investigation into campaign donations received by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe for his 2013 campaign for governor connects to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The donations in question involve a Chinese businessman and delegate for Chinese Communist Party named Wang Wenliang. Wenliang, despite being a Chinese citizen, donated $120,000

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26 May 2016

WATCH: David Dayen Discusses ‘Chain Of Title’

In the midst of the Great Recession, a nurse, a car dealership worker and an insurance fraud specialist commit a revolutionary act: they read their mortgage documents.

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26 May 2016

Chain Of Title: A View From The Ground

Though the damage of the housing crisis has been done and the culprits are rich and free, understanding what really happened may help us stop them next time

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25 May 2016

Inspector General: Hillary Clinton Failed To Disclose Private Emails With Pentagon

The Office of the US State Department Inspector General released a report that is heavily critical of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server.

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23 May 2016

Trump Overtakes Clinton In Polls; Sanders Supporters Increasingly #NeverHillary

A solid 20% of those who said they were supporting Bernie Sander told pollsters they would be voting for Trump in November if Clinton was the nominee.

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18 May 2016

Is The Democratic Party Establishment Openly Opposing Sanders Now?

Such open shade-throwing is unlikely to endear many Sanders supporters to a party that will need them in November and beyond.

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