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NSA Violated Surveillance Rules Thousands of Times, Intercepted All 202 Area Code Calls by Accident
Amy interviews Alex Abdo of the American Civil Liberties Union on the recent allegations from the Washington Post that the NSA did in fact violate privacy laws.
Military in Crisis: Sexual Assault, Soldier Suicides and Excess Spending Rampant
Larry Wilkerson: Decline of US armed forces inevitable if systemic problems remain unaddressed.
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Worker “Disloyalty” Leads to Discharge; Employer Disloyalty Is Good for Business
Making employee disloyalty a firing offense is perhaps the most egregious example of judicial overreach affecting the NLRA.
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Marijuana Industry Eager to Pay Taxes – and Cash in on Deductions
Marijuana dispensaries desire the tax breaks from the legalization of the drug and argue big revenue for the Federal treasury.
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Movements Without Leaders: What to Make of Change on an Overheating Planet
Is the fight against global warming failing because of a lack of action or a lack of leadership?
Marshall Ganz on Making Social Movements Matter
Veteran activist and organizer Marshall Ganz joins Bill to discuss the power of social movements to effect meaningful change.
Dean Baker | The Big Silicon Valley Super Powerball Lottery
Just as Wall Street is now largely about ripping off suckers, the high tech world of Silicon Valley seems to have evolved into the West Coast version.
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Egypt Jailbreak
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History Repeats Itself
Copyright Universal Uclick.
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Why We Will Be Marching on August 24
As Professors at Purdue University, like many others, we were horrified and angered by the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent acquittal of George Zimmerman. But these events …