All News Articles for 2016-05-06

Friday, May 6, 2016
FCC Officially Approves Merger to Create 'Price-Gouging Cable Giant'
Open internet advocates warn that the acquisition will only send cable prices skyrocketing and hurt low-income communities
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Inequality Soars as Retirement Benefits Dwindle for All But the Rich
The retirement forecast is quite sunnier for those at the top
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'Why? And Why Now?' Panama Papers 'John Doe' Steps Out of Shadows
Anonymous whistleblower says "Panama Papers are, if nothing else, a glaring symptom of our society's progressively diseased and decaying moral fabric."
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Pro-Clinton Super PAC Caught Astroturfing on Social Media, Op-Ed Pages
The Intercept reports Friday that anti-Sanders column purportedly penned by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed was actually written by corporate lobbyist and edited by Super PAC
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Dismissing DOJ Warnings, North Carolina Doubles Down on Anti-LGBTQ 'Hate Bill'
State and local governments risk losing out on more than $4.8 billion in funds annually if the federal government follows through on sanctions
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Election 2016: Not Donald Trump vs Not Hillary Clinton
New Reuters/Ipsos poll shows voters choosing to vote against, rather than for
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May Looking Bright for Sanders as Political Revolution Marches On
Describing poverty as a "death sentence" for millions of Americans each year, Sanders supporters remain inspired by his call for a politics from below
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Transcending Ugly Campaign, London Elects First-Ever Muslim Mayor
Progressive Labour candidate Sadiq Khan, the son of an immigrant bus driver, battled nasty smears from opponent Zac Goldsmith
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Fort McMurray Wildfire Grows Tenfold as Mass Evacuations Continue
Thousands escorted further out of town by truck convoys as others take shelter in nearby oil worker camps
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