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Vermont Becomes 12th State With Legislation Targeting NSA Spying
Last week, a trio of Vermont legislators introduced the Fourth Amendment Protection Act to prohibit any state support of the NSA's gathering of citizens' electronic data or metadata in …
Iran a US Ally? Who Would Have Thunk It?
Why is an Iran with a couple of nukes, or even just the capability of making them, the Prince of Darkness, while an Iran that renounces the right to …
Not a Hacker or Whistleblower? Here’s How You Can Still Liberate Secret Documents
When there are documents that the public has a right to know about, we have a right to go take them.
The “Skills Gap” Is a Convenient Myth
When skilled slots do go unfilled, it's because employers seek high-value workers at discount rates.
Haiti: Billions in Aid, Pennies in Progress Since Earthquake
Four years since its devastating earthquake, progress in Haiti is slow and reconstruction efforts are lacking at best.
Rethinking Economics: From the UK, a Global Student Movement Takes Shape
An international movement began to demand a change in the way economics is taught.
Apple Meets Its Worst Nightmare: Federally Appointed Antitrust Lawyer Hell-Bent on Doing His Job
What is Apple hiding? Monopolistic rip-off tactics, perchance?
US Foreign Policy in Latin America Leaves an Open Door for China
America's “pivot” to Asia along with decades of heavy-handed policy give China an opportunity to rebalance global powers.
Hillary Vs. the 99%
For the majority of Americans suffering under economic apartheid, it won't matter if Hillary wins. There's just not enough there to get you out to vote on a rainy …
Latest Human Rights Watch Report: 30 Lies About Venezuela
In the six pages that Human Rights Watch dedicates to Venezuela in its World Report 2014, released this week, it manages to tell at least 30 serious lies, distortions, …