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Ethan Nadelmann’s Fiery TED Talk: What Has the War on Drugs Done to the World?
Ethan Nadelmann left his teaching position at Princeton to become an advocate for ending the drug war.
Mexico Burns as Outrage Over Student Disappearances Sparks Protests Against State-Backed Violence
Protesters in the Mexican state of Guerrero have set fire to the local legislature as outrage spreads over the disappearance of 43 students.
Russell Brand on Revolution, Fighting Inequality, Addiction, Militarized Policing and Noam Chomsky
Russell Brand has emerged as a leading voice of Britain's political left.
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Conservatives Lie About Net Neutrality for Big Bucks
When it comes to net neutrality, conservatives are absolutely clueless.
Evidence That US Secretly Pays Off Yemeni Drone Strike Victims Revealed By Reprieve
The US government has apparently made secret payments of $100,000 to the families of two Yemeni men who were mistakenly killed in a covert drone strike, an investigation by …
Former Guantanamo Detainee Addresses UN Committee Against Torture to Ask for US Accountability and Closure of Prison
I will never get five years of my life back, but for me and others, it is important that the Committee confronts the United States about its actions in …
If Shareholders Stopped Letting CEOs Rip Them Off It Would Reduce Inequality
Since CEOs are among the very top earners in the US economy, reductions in their pay will have a substantial impact on wage inequality.
The Bases of War in the Middle East: From Carter to the Islamic State, 35 Years of Sowing Disaster
Maintaining scores of bases costing billions of dollars a year is unnecessary.
There Was No Election
Virtually no one voted. Only 21 percent of eligible voters voted in California. Only 33 percent of the eligible voters participated in elections across the country.
BREAKING: Net Neutrality Activists Blockade FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s House
The protest, which kicked off at 6:55 am, is organized by PopularResistance.org, the same group that Occupied the FCC from May 7 to May 15.