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Obama Urged to Fire Director of National Intelligence James Clapper
Before Edward Snowden revealed the NSA's sweeping collection of phone and other data, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said no such operation existed.
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Five Unnecessary SWAT Team Raids Gone Terribly Wrong
Here are five examples when the SWAT team was wholly unnecessary.
When Lenders Sue, Quick Cash Can Turn Into a Lifetime of Debt
How does a $1,000 loan turn into a $40,000 debt? It's what can happen when high-cost lenders use the courts to collect.
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Women and LGBT Activists Fighting Street Harassment Hollaback! – And It’s Working
Mobile app Hollaback! is creating a unique, crowd-sourced initiative to end street harassment.
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Why the First GMO Labeling Law in the US Doesn’t Matter
While the law sounds great, and Connecticut legislators are patting themselves on the back for the accomplishment, it means absolutely nothing.
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Expecto Patronum: Lessons From Harry Potter for Social Justice Organizing
Here are six critical lessons for social justice organizing from Harry Potter to help you develop your magic, build our liberation movement and defeat the Voldemorts of this world.
More Dishonesty About Thailand’s Upheaval From the International New York Times
International New York Times reporter Thomas Fuller downplays the seriousness of the corruption and brutality of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies in the present government …
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Paul Krugman | As Obamacare Improves, Republicans Just Become More Enraged
Paul Krugman: Now that things are getting better with Healthcare.gov, you can already see the rage building in the right wing.
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Obama’s Praise for Mandela Is an Insult
When President Obama denounces world leaders who praise Nelson Mandela while crushing dissent and resisting reform in their own countries, he should have had a look in the mirror.
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Bill Moyers on the NRA: “The Armed Bully of American Politics”
Bill Moyers turns his attention to America's staunchest defender of gun rights, the National Rifle Association, which he describes as “the armed bully of American politics.”