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How Companies Have Assembled Political Profiles for Millions of Internet Users
There are few legal regulations governing how online targeting works, or what notification consumers must receive.
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Inside the Monsanto Information War
In the United States and abroad, independent and industry science battle it out on a playing field where testing protocols are still in flux despite a history of efforts …
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ThinkProgress Smears Coverage of Voting Machine Concerns as “Conspiracy Theory“
ThinkProgress has served as a crucial fact-checker on the excesses of the Right over the past several years. But it's a journalistic failure to smear Truthout and The Brad …
New Robin Hood Tax Introduced in Congress
A half-percent tax on all financial transactions makes it to Congress.
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Corporate Lobbyists Manage Our Presidential Debates
Lee Fang: Itu2019s worth considering that the men behind the nonprofit managing our presidential debate system are corporate lobbyists.
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Fracking in Pennsylvania Poisoning Communities as Floodgates Open for Drilling on Campuses, Public Parks
Pennsylvania recently passed Act 147 - also known as the Indigenous Mineral Resources Development Act - opening up the floodgates for hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) on the campuses of its …
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Dreaming of Duvets
Haroon has recurring dreams.
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At Oakland’s Abandoned Army Base, a Jobs Plan Brings Hope to Locals
A new $1 billion plan to turn a vacant base into a shipping and logistics center will create thousands of jobs for the Oakland residents who need them most.
Matt Taibbi and Chrystia Freeland on the One Percent’s Power and Privileges
The One Percent is not only increasing their share of wealth - theyu2019re using it to spread millions among political candidates who serve their interests.
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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Obama and Romney will Square Off Tonight in the Third and Final Debate, and More
Foreign election observers will be on hand to make sure the voting rights of minorities are protected on election day.