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All News Articles for 2012-03-22

Thursday, March 22, 2012
	Coal Rush: Locals Take on Major Coal Company Massey Energy Over Contaminated Water When a rural West Virginia community comes to believe that the illnesses that almost killed them may not be an act of God but of environmental wrongdoing, locals take on major coal company Massey energy over contaminated water that they charge is the cause of widespread sickness. http://www.coalrushmovie.com/ Read more
	"Too Crooked to Fail": Matt Taibbi Says Bailouts, Fraud are the Secrets to Bank of America’s Success In his new article, "Bank of America: Too Crooked to Fail," Rolling Stone reporter Matt Taibbi chronicles the remarkable history of the rise of Bank of America, an institution he says has defrauded "everyone from investors and insurers to homeowners and the unemployed." Taibbi describes how the Bush and Obama administrations have repeatedly propped up the financial institution, which received a $45 billion taxpayer bailout in 2008. Bank of America has also received billions in what could be described as shadow bailouts. Read more
	Tens of Thousands Rally in Quebec Against Tuition Increases Following weeks of protests, today's rally markest biggest protest yet Read more
	Anti-Austerity Mass General Strike Takes Portugal Spain, Italy are next Read more
	US Intelligence Report: Expect Water Wars Soon Report sees biotechnology, agricultural exports and virtual water trade as the way forward Read more
	Ohio Students Tell Obama: 'Stop Dirty Energy Disasters!' As president pushes 'All of the Above' strategy, organizers say fracking and tar sands part of problem, not solution Read more
	Occupy Wall Street Protesters See Tweets Used Against Them As a result of recent subpoenas issued to Twitter by NY District Attorneys and prosecutors, several Occupy Wall Street protestors have re-evaluated their decision to fight charges against them. The order allows the user’s Twitter account to be used by the court in order to find incriminating evidence against the owner. Prosecutors claim many tweets by protesters exhibit an “intent to break the law,” leading some of the arrested to accept plea agreements. Read more
	In New York, Florida, Beyond, Protesters Demand Justice in Killing of Trayvon Martin Trayvon Martin's mom: "Our son is your son." Read more
	Obama Endorses KXL Pipeline, Native Americans Forced to Protest from 'Cage' Obama: indefinite 'development of oil and gas infrastructure' Read more
	'A Foil to Obama': Norman Solomon, Anti-War Progressive Running For Congress California's North Coast is nearly synonymous with a New Age-y strand of progressivism. For two decades, Rep. Lynn Woolsey has represented it in Congress by denouncing the wars waged by both major parties' presidents: Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya. She proudly identified herself as the first former welfare mother in Congress. Now Woolsey is retiring, and the campaign to succeed her prominently features two self-described progressives vying for votes in a June 5 open primary. Read more
	Qatari Agenda Drove Al Jazeera Coverage of Bahrain says Journalist Who Resigned in Protest Read more
	Mali Soldiers Claim to Have Ousted Regime in Coup Whereabouts of President Amadou Toumani Toure unknown as constitution suspended and curfew imposed Read more
	Chevron, TransOcean Executives Face Criminal Charge for Brazilian Oil Spill Prosecutors say 'crime against nature' could land imprudent company's employees in jail Read more