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Judges Greet US Government Drone Secrecy With Skepticism

Revelations show that President Obama gives personal oversight to drone strikes which have killed thousands. (Photo by l’ennui d’ennui via Flikr) Three federal appeal court judges greeted US government efforts to block the release of information on the CIA’s targeted killings programme with skepticism on Thursday, as they grilled the administration’s lawyers for double the […]

Jack Serle
بواسطة Jack Serle
Revelations show that President Obama gives personal oversight to drone strikes which have killed thousands. (Photo by l'ennui d'ennui via Flikr)

Three federal appeal court judges greeted US government efforts to block the release of information on the CIA’s targeted killings programme with skepticism on Thursday, as they grilled the administration’s lawyers for double the scheduled time. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is challenging the Obama administration to reveal records

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Destruction Of Small Businesses In India As International Companies Move In

Indian people shop at a store in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. India agreed Friday to open its huge market to foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart as part of a flurry of economic reforms aimed at sparking new growth in the country’s sputtering economy. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade) (MintPress) – Millions of Indians took the streets […]

Martin Michaels
بواسطة Martin Michaels
Indian people shop at a store in Mumbai, India, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. India agreed to open its huge market to foreign retailers such as Wal-Mart as part of a flurry of economic reforms aimed at sparking new growth in the country's sputtering economy. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

(MintPress) – Millions of Indians took the streets yesterday to protest a new law allowing for complete foreign ownership of Indian companies. Critics charge that reforms by the Singh government will allow major Western corporations to enter the Indian market, destroying small businesses and harming public sector employment. The entry of major

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Former Colombia Workers Sew Mouths Shut To Protest GM

Buried up to his head, a community leader stages a protest at a Catholic Church in poor neighborhood of southern Bogota, Colombia Wednesday, June 12, 2002. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano) (MintPress) – After nearly two months of protest, workers at the General Motors (GM) Bogota, Colombia, Colmotores plant are continuing with a hunger strike that was implemented on […]

Joey LeMay
بواسطة Joey LeMay
Buried up to his head, a community leader stages a protest at a Catholic Church in poor neighborhood of southern Bogota, Colombia Wednesday, June 12, 2002. (AP Photo/Javier Galeano)

(MintPress) – After nearly two months of protest, workers at the General Motors (GM) Bogota, Colombia, Colmotores plant are continuing with a hunger strike that was implemented on Aug. 1. The workers are calling for GM to compensate employees for serious injuries they suffer while on the job and to provide re-employment services when they are fired

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What’s The Goal Of NYU Board Of Trustees? Profit Or Students?

This architect’s rendering provided by New York University (NYU) on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, outlines proposed plans for new facilities. (AP Photo/New York University) (MintPress) – Not even a liberal arts university is free from the fight between the 99 and 1 percent. NYU’s Greenwich village campus is set to undergo a few changes — […]

Trisha Marczak
بواسطة Trisha Marczak
This architect's rendering provided by New York University (NYU) on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, outlines proposed plans for new facilities. (AP Photo/New York University)

(MintPress) – Not even a liberal arts university is free from the fight between the 99 and 1 percent. NYU’s Greenwich village campus is set to undergo a few changes — $6 billion worth of changes that would trample the community’s two acres of green space and wipe out entire housing units in an already crowded neighborhood. And while it may seem

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The Pot Calling The Kettle Dependent: The Government’s Role In The Wealth Of The Wealthy

In this Sept. 6, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney talks about his plan for creating jobs and improving the economy at McCandless International Trucks in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File) It’s almost like some Hank Williams Jr.-driven refrain from the Monday Football intro … “Are you ready for some class […]

Edward Rhymes
بواسطة Edward Rhymes
In this Sept. 6, 2011, file photo Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney talks about his plan for creating jobs and improving the economy at McCandless International Trucks in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

It’s almost like some Hank Williams Jr.-driven refrain from the Monday Football intro … “Are you ready for some class warfare?” Just like that, Mitt Romney’s comments about the government dependent 47 percent of this country that will vote for President Obama opens the door (once again) to a real debate and discussion about wealth, income

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US Bailout Fraud And Unaccountability

Trader Warren Meyers reacts to the announcement of the Federal Reserve as he watches a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) (CHICAGO) — On Dec. 8, 2008, the Senate confirmed Neil Barofsky’s nomination as Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) watchdog. He assumed the […]

Stephen Lendman
بواسطة Stephen Lendman
Trader Warren Meyers reacts to the announcement of the Federal Reserve as he watches a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

(CHICAGO) -- On Dec. 8, 2008, the Senate confirmed Neil Barofsky's nomination as Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) watchdog. He assumed the post of SIGTARP (Special Inspector General for TARP). On July 20, 2009, he estimated the $700 billion bailout fund could balloon to $23.7 trillion. Obama administration secrecy conceals what's essential

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