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ghosts of Tom Joad
The New America of George Packer's ambitious history, "The Unwinding" is a morally compromised patchwork of failed institutions, Ponzi schemes, bankruptcies, foreclosures, ignorance and fear. But it is also a country where idealism still exists, and...Tags: Journalism, Wars and Interventions, Petroleum Industry, International Military Interventions, Mitt Romney
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Homelessness, native issues top meeting on Thomas Square
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserAdvocates for Hawaiian sovereignty and other Native Hawaiian causes, the homeless and the (de)Occupy Honolulu movement dominated a community forum on the future of Thomas Square at the Hawaii Museum of Art on Monday night. The boisterous exchange showed...Tags: Social Issues, Marketing, Museums, Arts and Culture, Homelessness
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Orlando Fringe review: 'Occupy This! Tales of an Accidental Activist'
If you've seen Tommy "Rev. Nuge" Nugent in his previous shows "Preacherman" or "Burning Man and the Rev. Nuge," it will come as no surprise to learn that the laid-back philosopher has some kindred spirits within the Occupy Wall Street movement - but it...
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Ruling due on sidewalk nuisance law
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserBoth city officials and (de)Occupy Honolulu members are hoping a U.S. district judge will make a ruling Friday on the protest group's encampment on the sidewalks near Thomas Square and the city's efforts to remove them. Members of (de)Occupy Honolulu,...Tags: Social Issues, Freedom of the Press, Laws, Trials, Lawyers
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Crowds expected to give input on Thomas Square
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserMonday night's meeting on the future of Thomas Square is expected to draw so many people that Honolulu Museum of Art Director Stephan Jost is worried there won't be enough room in the 280-seat Doris Duke Theatre to accommodate everyone. "There's huge...Tags: Arts, Museums, Marketing, Arts and Culture
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants student loans to get Fed discount rate
WASHINGTON -- Students taking out government loans to help pay for college should pay the same rock-bottom interest rate that the Federal Reserve charges big banks, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) proposed Wednesday. With the interest rate on federal...
Tags: Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy, Finance, Elizabeth Warren, Economy, Business and Finance
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Film Review: ‘Assault on Wall Street’
VarietyThe financial crisis left countless Americans economically devalued and emotionally demoralized, but only one was desperate enough to pick up an assault rifle and strike back. Dominic Purcell plays that guy — a fictitious avatar for the country’s...Tags: Postal (movie), Movies, Erin Karpluk, Entertainment, John Heard
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IRS took years to OK Chattanooga Tea Party's tax-exempt status
Chattanooga Times Free Press, Tenn.Chattanooga Tea Party President Mark West on Saturday welcomed news that Congress may investigate the IRS after the agency admitted it targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status. West said the Chattanooga Tea Party is among the 75 groups the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, U.S. Congress, Taxation, Tea Party Movement
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Freshman senator with senior pluck takes on the financial industry
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the newest member of the Senate Banking Committee, waited patiently for her first chance to question top financial regulators at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill. When her turn finally came after 90 minutes,...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), $700 Billion Bank Bailout (2008), Parties and Movements, Fannie Mae, Social Security
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May Day demonstrators rally across U.S.
May Day protesters marched down streets across the country Wednesday, calling on lawmakers to provide a path to citizenship for the estimated 11 million immigrants who have entered the country illegally or overstayed their visas. The crowds numbered...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Robert J. Lopez, Politics, Labor Legislation, International Workers' Day
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The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C., Slade David column
The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.It's looking increasingly likely that a change in federal law will require online retailers to collect sales taxes wherever their products are sold. Should you care? If you're a business with a lot of online sales, you probably have an opinion on...Tags: E-Commerce Industry, Politics, Taxation, Sears, Local Government
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