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Snarling Banks --- Jim Hightower
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, Banks, bankers, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, freedoms, government, law, media, politics, society )

Kit
- 5 hours ago - truth-out.org
We're sick and tired of being bullied and stomped on by the Powers That Be in Washington, and by gollies, we're not going to take it anymore! Or are we?
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PURSUING JUSTICE: Help Me Find and Prosecute The Person Who Shot My Son
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, society, politics, news, activists, children, violence )

Cal
- 1 day ago - thepetitionsite.com
This violence against my son was un-called for,he did nothing but offer someone a ride;and was thanked by being shot.We need to prosecute this man to the fullest extent of the Pa. law.
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School Officials' Facebook Rummaging Prompts Mom's Privacy Crusade
Society & Culture  (tags: education, children, crime, internet, society, politics, news, interesting, law, safety, rights )

Cal
- 7 days ago - redtape.msnbc.msn.com
A mother who says her middle-school daughter was forced to let school officials browse the 13-year-old girl's private Facebook page is speaking out against the practice because, she says, "other parents are scared to talk about it."
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Has Your Governor Read It? ACTION US
Society & Culture  (tags: guns, crime, deaths, gun acquisition, background checks )

Nancy
- 8 days ago - fixgunchecks.org
The man who shot and killed 32 people at Virginia Tech five years ago was able to get his hands on guns because his mental health records hadn't been added to the national background check system.In the wake of that tragedy, Virginia proved that strong...
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TAKE ACTION NOW! Bring Criminals on Native American Reservations to Justice
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, crime on reservations, justice, politics, safety, society, ethics, culture, americans, law, government, freedoms )

Cal
- 14 days ago - forcechange.com
Urge the United States Department of Justice to take action in criminal cases that occur within Native American communities.
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Patriotism! Super Rich Renounce US Citizenship to Make Tax Evasion Easier (And Other Ways the Wealthy Cut Ties to Country)
Society & Culture  (tags: ethics, crime, taxes, citizenship, society, 1%, rich )

Nancy
- 14 days ago - alternet.org
That pressure has some of those wealthy irritated enough to renounce their ties to Uncle Sam. The cost to renounce: a $450 paperwork fee and an "exit tax" on unrealized capital gains for renouncers who hold assets worth over $2 million -- or have paid over
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Murder, Kidnapping Charges Filed Against Adam Mayes
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, children, crime, death, family, murder, sadness, violence )

Rosemary
- 15 days ago - cnn.com
Federal authorities added the suspect in the kidnapping of four members of a Tennessee family to the FBI's 10 most wanted list Wednesday and added $100,000 to the rewards offered for a break in the case. Adam Mayes is accused of killing two Continues
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Cops to Be Tried in Alleged Fatal Beating of Homeless Man Caught on Video
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, death, ethics, humans, law )

Phyllis
- 15 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Two Fullerton, Calif., police officers will be tried in the death of a mentally ill homeless man whose apparent beating by police was captured on video, a judge ruled today.
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America's Top Prison Corporation: A Study in Predatory Capitalism and Cronyism
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, family, freedoms, government, law, media, police, politics, rights, society, violence )

Kit
- 22 days ago - truth-out.org
Last week I wrote about the private prison company The GEO Group and how allowing private businesses to operate prisons can affect our justice system, our laws and the fate of our prison population.
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Court: Amish Sect Leader Can Afford to Pay for Attorney
Society & Culture  (tags: culture, society, crime, law, government, Amish court case, politics, interesting, media, humans, corruption, dishonesty, rights, news )

Cal
- 23 days ago - cnn.com
The leader of an Amish sect in Ohio, who was indicted on federal charges for allegedly shaving the beards and cutting the hair of community members, must pay for his own legal defense after making millions off an oil-and-gas deal, court documents show.
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Protect and The National Association to Protect Children ACTION
Society & Culture  (tags: crime, child abuse, child abduction, Protect, children )

Nancy
- 26 days ago - protect.org
If you're new to PROTECT, please take a few minutes to look around and learn how you can join the fight too. Read about our child rescue campaign. Read about our legislative campaigns. Join our Facebook community. And sign up for email updates.
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Peru - Not For Sale: End Human Trafficking and Slavery
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, children, corruption, crime, culture, environment, ethics, family, health, rights, sadness, safety, slavery, society, trafficking, violence, women )

Rosemary
- 37 days ago - notforsalecampaign.org
In Peru, our Not For Sale representative and local abolitionist, Lucy, operates a safe house for women living on the streets of Lima. Named after a victim of sex trafficking who was found strangled in a hotel room, Veronica's House provides immediate....
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Two Immigrants Killed in Ambush By Arizona Gunmen
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, americans, crime, culture, dishonesty, death, education, family, freedoms, government, immigration, politics, society )

Kit
- 41 days ago - truth-out.org
Two people were killed on Sunday night when "an unknown number of subjects in camouflage clothing armed with rifles" ambushed a truck carrying 20 to 30 undocumented immigrants near the southern Arizona town of Eloy," -
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Anonymous Announces OpCannabis, Phase 1
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, ethics, family, freedoms, government, humans, law, media, news, police, politics, religion, rights, safety, society, violence )

Kit
- 45 days ago - tokeofthetown.com
The online activist organization Anonymous has begun Phase 1 of OpCannabis, its effort to educate the public and work on behalf of cannabis legalization worldwide.
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The Drug Policy Forum of Texas
Society & Culture  (tags: abuse, activists, americans, corruption, crime, culture, dishonesty, education, family, freedoms, government, humans, health, law, police, politics, religion, rights, safety, society, violence )

Kit
- 45 days ago - dpft.org
Marijuana is much less dangerous than alcohol. [2] Marijuana is not a "gateway" that causes the use of any other drug. Making marijuana illegal may lead to the use of other drugs, the reverse of our intentions. [3]
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