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Forensic Analysis Finds Venango County, PA, E-Voting System “Remotely Accessed” on “Multiple Occasions” by Unknown Computer (2)
A voter arrives at Samaritan Village to vote with new electronic privacy voting machines, in New York, in this September 14, 2010 file photo. (Photo: Uli Seit / The …
Gingrich’s Tax Plan Would Cause Perpetual Trillion Dollar Deficits, Triple the Debt by 2024
2012 GOP presidential frontrunner Newt Gingrich is outdoing his Republican rivals in promising enormous tax cuts for the very wealthiest Americans. According to an independent analysis by the Tax …
Thinking Outside the Cage
December 14 marks the start of the 111th Annual Christmas Bird Count, a chance for the nearly 48 million bird watchers in the US to participate in the world's …
Matt Stoller: How the Federal Reserve Fights
Two weeks ago, Bloomberg released a significant story on the actions of the Federal Reserve as the lender of last resort during the crisis and the extent of that …
Can Broadened “Counterterrorism” Rules Open Door to Indefinitely Detaining Peaceful Protesters?
A lot has been written recently about the recent militarization of US police forces. The impression is inescapable in an atmosphere saturated with imagery of Occupy protesters being bullied …
Will Fossil Fuel Companies Face Liability for Climate Change?
In a recent article in National Journal, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) President Tim Phillips said there is no question that AFP and others like it have been instrumental in …
Not a Revolution?
Occupy Wall Street, October 10, 2011. (Photo: DoctorTongs) An honest appraisal of our current accomplishment in the creation of the “occupation movement” leads us to a striking …
Congress vs. the Constitution
Controversy over the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), and its particular provisions for expanding military detention without trial, finally broke into the national news last week after Dick Cheney …
Protesters Occupy Goldman Sachs
It is not warm on West Street at 8:30 AM on December 12, and the wind coming simultaneously off the Hudson River to the west and New York harbor …
The Liberties We’ve Lost in the “War on Terror” Are Only Lost Temporarily, Right?
"Virtually all of our most fundamental rights and liberties have been affected for the worse, with little or no awareness among the populace at large. The ignorance is no …