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Republicans Plan to "De-Supervise" the Consumer Financial Protection Board

Overwhelming the CFPB with lawsuits and cost-benefit analyses will undermine its capacity to enforce regulation, says former financial regulator Bill Black.

February 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Type: Video

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Can Foreign Governments Launch Malware Attacks on Americans Without Consequences?

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Can foreign governments spy on Americans in America with impunity? That was the question in front of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Thursday, when EFF, human rights lawyer Scott Gilmore, and the law firms of Jones Day and

February 3, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Human Rights

Media Need to Treat Presidential Lawbreaking as a Matter of Fact

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A recent edition of “The Interpreter” (1/30/17), a New York Times column by Amanda Taub and Max Fisher aimed at “exploring the ideas and context behind major world events,” was devoted to Donald Trump’s immigration ban—and one of the questions it

February 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

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Propaganda & Truth

30 Washington Post Articles on Gorsuch’s Nomination–Not a Single One Opposed

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A review of The Washington Post’s coverage of Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch over the past two days reveals overwhelmingly positive coverage of the right-wing jurist. The Post, which prides itself on being a molder of Beltway

February 3, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

Resist or Resign: Facing Grassroots Pressure, Democratic Lawmakers Intensify Fight Against Trump

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During a chaotic day on Capitol Hill, the Senate confirmed Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson by a vote of 56 to 43. Reuters reports it was the closest vote—by a

February 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Activism

Type: Video

Meet the Attorney Suing Trump for Barring Children from Entering U.S. to See Their Parents

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New information is emerging that the U.S. State Department has provisionally revoked all nonimmigrant and immigrant visas of nationals from Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. We speak to Matt