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What they Aren’t Telling the Public About Government Spying in New Zealand
Despite a wave of protests in major cities across the country on Saturday July 27 2013 which, for New Zealand, were reasonably large in size, Prime Minister John Key …
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What Would You Have the President Do?
Joe Firestone: “I think Obama is not due sympathy, but a time of accountability for his actual performance.”
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Five Shameful Ways the US Is Leading the World
The US leads the world in obesity, health care spending, energy use per person, defense spending, and is the most expensive place in the world to have a baby.
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The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President
Only five years ago, Sen. Barack Obama was part of a group of legislators that supported substantial changes to NSA surveillance programs.
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“Up to No Good”: The Racial Profiling of Trayvon Martin and Abdulrahman Awlaki
Racial profiling is the same whether the victim is located in a neighborhood in Sanford, Florida, or an open air cafe in Yemen.
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The Struggle Continues: Seeking Compensation for Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims, 52 Years On
Over fifty years after chemical warfare destroyed the lives of many Vietnamese, little to no compensation has been awarded to the victims of these war crimes.
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ALEC 2013 Agenda Harkens Back to a Bygone Era
As conservative interest group ALEC gears up to celebrate its 40 year anniversary, the fight continues to take down their antiquated legislation.
The August 24 March on Washington: Why We Need a New Civil Rights and Labor Movement
Fifty years after the March on Washington, communities of color need to really around issues of social inequality that plague America today.
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We’re All Being Poisoned by Deregulated Capitalism
Capitalism is unraveling the physical and mental well being of this country.
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Corruption Scandal Fuels Calls for Strict Party Funding Rules
The corruption scandal in Spain and its leader calls into question the funding model for political parties and points towards the need for strict controls.