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End PG&E’s Reign of Error With a Hostile Takeover

Power companies have two jobs: Keep the lights on and don’t kill your customers. Pacific Gas and Electric Co. of Northern California flunks on both counts.

So how can California put an end to PG&E’s reign of

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Dayton mass shooting tribute by hip-hop artist who lost cousinJevin Lamar’s "Still Holding On"

Hip Hop artist Jevin Lamar’s cousin Tee Jay McNichols was killed in the Dayton, Ohio mass shooting. As a tribute, Jevin has created an extraordinary track, “Still Holding On”. The heartfelt lyrics explore the economic devastation of Dayton that served as

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Dayton mass shooting tribute by hip-hop artist who lost cousinJevin Lamar’s "Still Holding On" video with cousin Tee Jay's family will raise money for shelter that took in Jevin at 14.

Hip Hop artist Jevin Lamar’s cousin Tee Jay McNichols was killed in the Dayton, Ohio mass shooting. As a tribute, Jevin has created an extraordinary track, “Still Holding On”. The heartfelt lyrics explore the economic devastation of Dayton that served as a background to the shooting. They’re also about race, about family, and about hope.

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Damage Report: The nexus of voter theft, race and gun violencefeaturing Jevin Lamar’s new track, “Still Holding On”

In this edition of Damage Report, host John Iadarola and investigative reporter Greg Palast discuss vote theft and how it intersects with social issues such as homelessness and mass shootings. They also premiere a video by hip hop artist Jevin Lamar, whose cousin, Tee Jay McNichols, was

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Damage Report: The nexus of voter theft, race and gun violencefeat. premiere of Jevin Lamar’s new track, “Still Holding On”

In this edition of Damage Report, host John Iadarola and investigative reporter Greg Palast discuss vote theft and how it intersects with social issues such as homelessness and mass shootings. They also premiere a video by hip hop artist Jevin Lamar, whose cousin, Tee Jay McNichols, was gunned down in Dayton on

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Dayton Damage Report: The nexus of voter suppression, race and mass shootingfeat. the world premiere of Jevin Lamar’s new track, “Keep Holding On”

In this edition of Damage Report, host John Iadarola and investigative reporter Greg Palast discuss vote theft and how it intersects with social issues such as homelessness and mass shootings. They also premiere a video by hip hop artist Jevin Lamar, whose cousin, Tee Jay McNichols, was gunned down in the August 4 massacre at a Dayton, Ohio bar.

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How to End PG&E’s Reign of Error

Currently, the only thing "public" about this "public utility" are the bills the public pays and the charred homes and bodies this bankrupt beast leaves behind. The answer: make this so-called "public utility" into a true public system — a customer-owned power cooperative. Here's how, without busting government coffers...

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Review: Revolutionary Love by Rabbi Michael Lerner

J. Edgar Hoover called Rabbi Michael Lerner, “The most dangerous man in America.” Get Rabbi Lerner’s new book, Revolutionary Love: A Political Manifesto to Heal and Transform the World, and you’ll know why. You already know America is f’d-up. Here is a

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California must Launch Hostile Takeover of PG&E

PG&E is an academy for accidental arsonists. It’s gotta go. What we need to do in California is launch a hostile takeover, just like Gordon Gekko in Wall Street. Stockholders, executives and banks are making a killing on private utilities, who have you by the bulbs

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Expert: PG&E Blackouts ‘All about Threatening Bankruptcy Judge’

California utility company Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) is blackmailing the judge overseeing their bankruptcy case by instituting widespread blackouts across California, a utility regulation and power industry company expert claims. “The PG&E Blackout Con is all about

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