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NSA and DHS Finally Acknowledge: Parodied Merchandise Does Not Violate Federal Law
Settlement Reached in Lawsuit Will Continue to Allow Sale of Parody Items Containing Agencies' Seals.
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Presidential Restraint Is Alive and Well
On Presidents Day, RootsAction.org set up a petition, and within the first several hours, over 10,000 people had signed.
The Limits of Non-Cooperation as a Strategy for Social Change
Civil disobedience is vital, but it is insufficient to transform society. A new science of cooperation illuminates the path ahead.
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Documenting Darkness: How a Thug State Operates
Shadow government has conquered 21st-century Washington. We have the makings of a thug state of the first order.
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William Rivers Pitt | Not The Onion
William Rivers Pitt: "This entire country has been transformed into a proving ground for the larger point behind Poe's Law - we can no longer distinguish between crazy and …
New Report Exposes America’s Highest Paid Government Workers
A new report shows that, contrary to misinformation spread by some politicians and pundits, America's highest paid “government” workers are not your local teachers, nurses, or sanitation workers.
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Dahr Jamail | Toxic Legacy: Uranium Mining in New Mexico
The third-largest nuclear disaster in history occurred in New Mexico in 1979, but the consequences of uranium mining and processing continue to unfold.
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William Ayers: Teach Freedom!
In “Imagine Living in a Socialist USA,” retired education professor William Ayers writes about knowledge as an inherently public good.
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Human Footprints to a Harrowing Future
Nature photographer and photojournalist Peter Essick has produced a beautiful, horrifying mirror of our Earth in his new book, “Our Beautiful, Fragile World.”
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When Journalists Choose to Speculate Rather Than Report
“I'm not against all political reporting: it has to be done and colorful anecdotes are part of what motivates people to read newspapers. But substance should always come first.”