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I'm a liberal, a YouTuber, an avid sports fan, and a lover of cufflinks.
I live in Los Angeles.

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Yahoo Acquires Tumblr For $1.1 Billion

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Bill Schorr: Wall St. Banks

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“You don’t stick a knife in a man’s back nine inches and then pull it out six inches and say you’re making progress … No matter how much respect, no matter how much recognition,...

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“Let’s face it, the Dow is so high not because the economy is great, or even because it is projected to be great soon. It’s mostly inflated out of a combination of easy Fed money...”

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Global Capital and the Nation State

As global capital becomes ever more powerful, giant corporations are holding governments and citizens up for ransom — eliciting subsidies and...

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The troubling viral trend of the “hilarious” Black poor person

May 7, 2013

Charles Ramsey, the man who helped rescue three...

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A new “Buycott” application allows consumers to boycott all products tied—even indirectly—to companies like Monsanto or the Koch Brothers
May 17, 2013

According to Forbes, Ivan Pardo, a 26-year-old based in Los Angeles, is the main person behind the app, which can be downloaded on the iPhone or Android.

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Thousands in Italy march in austerity protests

Reuters: Thousands participated in austerity protests in Rome on Saturday.

Italy is in the midst of its...

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And the highest paid public employee in your state is…

Just be you, Vermont.

We’re guessing that this map, ...

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California Domestic Workers Demand Bill of Rights

and in Massachusetts!
let me know if you want to get involved
more info: http://eyeoftheday.org/campaigns/ma-domestic-workers-bill-of-rights/

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