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Capitalism and the global plutocracy
Byanyima will be directing her appeal, ironically enough, to the largest annual gathering of the global plutocracy whose enrichment the report decries. Many of the hundred or so billionaires—and countless hundreds of multi-millionaires—in attendance ...
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Counter plutocracy with public financing
Plutocracy is on the rise in the United States. Supreme Court decisions in Citizens United v. FEC and McCutcheon v. FEC allow corporations and wealthy individuals to donate unprecedented amounts to political campaigns, giving them megaphones in the ...
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Democrats now the party of plutocracy
There's more than a bit of cognitive dissonance in the merger of Democrats with plutocracy – rule by the wealthy. After all, the party's brand is supposed to be “party of the people.” For Democrats, the allure of corporate cash – in campaign ...
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China's $200Bn Manipulation Not Enough — Now What?

China's 0Bn Manipulation Not Enough -- Now What?
Our own markets have made a "remarkable" turnaround into the end of the month thanks to China's 400-point (14%) move off the bottom last week - but at what cost? According to the Financial Times, Beijing has already spent $ 200Bn propping up the equity ...
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Cdn pleads guilty to manipulating stock prices
More recently, the U.S. Justice Department in April brought charges including commodities fraud against London-based day-trader Navinder Sarao for engaging in a market manipulation scheme involving spoofing that contributed to the May 2010 "flash crash ...
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China stocks suffer worst day in 3 weeks amid worries over economy
Monday's share price falls also came amid growing worries among foreign investors that China's slowdown is worse than previously thought, and disquiet that measures taken by the Beijing authorities to stabilise the stock market and revive the broader ...
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Punishment for stocks manipulation will help reian trust in market impact ...
Stakeholders hope the conviction of two fraudsters for the 1996 capital market manipulation will help restore the investors' faith in the stock market. Print Friendly and PDF. A special tribunal on Monday sentenced two top officials of Chic Textiles to ...
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New Graphic Book About Democracy In Greece

New Graphic Book About Democracy In Greece
Democracy book A team of talented artists and writers deliver a new graphic novel that presents extraordinary characters and bold colors in an effort to offer a sprightly explanation of the abstract concept of “Democracy” tracing its birthplace to its ...
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How Y Combinator non-profit alum DemocracyOS hopes to upgrade democracy
Academic and activist Larry Lessig might not be the next president of the United States, but his entry in the race helps bring across the point that democracy should and can be fixed. In that sense, his message is not much different from the mission of ...
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The Democracy Project at SOU: An Opportunity for Learning and Leadership
Editor's note: This is the first of six weekly installments of "Dispatches from India" about Southern Oregon University Honors College students' trip to India this month to learn more about democracy in action. When Southern Oregon University launched ...
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Hillary Clinton's Mistake on Glass-Steagall

Hillary Clinton's Mistake on Glass-Steagall
“The idea is pretty simple behind this one,” Senator Elizabeth Warren said a few days ago, explaining her bill to resurrect Glass-Steagall. “If banks want to engage in high-risk trading — they can go for it, but they can't get access to ensured ...
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Moyers, James "Jim Jack" Edwin (Collegedale)
James (Jim, Jack) Edwin Moyers, 91, of Collegedale, Tennessee, died peacefully at home on Thursday, August 27, 2015. He was born June 6, 1924 in New Orleans, LA and moved to Graysville, TN with his mother and three siblings at the age of 3. His family ...
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Fire at World's End
In addition to the disappearing snowpack and severe drought, the iconic glaciers of the Olympic Mountains are melting rapidly, which will likely someday spell doom for the park's rivers and its vibrant ecology. According to Bill Baccus, a scientist at ...
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Zephyr Teachout on Getting Big Money Out of Politics
[An approach like that] attracts interesting bedfellows. I actually think the more exciting cross-partisanship happens when you're just really honest and you find out that you just connect on some core issues. Watch Bill Moyers's interview with Zephyr ...
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