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Cyber Safety by Design: Red Hood Project Demands Action
In October 2012, British Columbia teen Amanda Todd ended her life after suffering intolerable bullying triggered by a sexual predator who found and blackmailed her through Facebook. Millions were …
Organizing McDonalds and Walmart, and Why Austerity Economics Hurts Low-Wage Workers the Most
What does the drama in Washington over the u201cfiscal cliffu201d have to do with strikes and work stoppages among Americau2019s lowest-paid workers at Walmart, McDonaldu2019s, Burger King, and Dominou2019s …
Why Bradley Manning Should Be Free
Acronym TV releases a new video in support of Bradley Manning who is alleged to have shared information with WikiLeaks that exposed spying, corruption and war crimes.
Jeremy Hammond Jail Support Press Conference in Foley Square
Video from press conference outside of New Yorku2019s Federal Courthouse where activists and journalists gathered in support of jailed activist Jeremy Hammond.
The New York Times Waves Goodbye to Three Amigos of Militarism
Not every politician gets a warm and fuzzy retirement profile in the New York Times. But not every politician is Joe Lieberman.
The Archeology of Decline: Debtpocalypse and the Hollowing Out of America
High times in a few privileged employment sectors have depended on the downward mobility of working people and the poor.
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Truth and Trauma in Gaza
Dr. T., a medical doctor, is a Palestinian living in Gaza City. He is still reeling from days of aerial bombardment.
Five Ways the Space Program Helps Us Fight Climate Change
From tracking glaciers to predicting crop failure to figuring out how to store solar energy in molten salt, NASA has produced some of our best tools in the fight …
Washington’s Serious People Are on the War Path Against Middle-Income and Poor People
DC's so-called leaders want us to believe that redistributing income from the 99 percent to them and their friends is what the market demands.
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Why It’s Hard to Replace the “Fiscal Cliff” Metaphor
The brain's neural circuitry makes the conceptual metaphor of the so-called fiscal cliff endure.