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On the News With Thom Hartmann: Supreme Court Curtails Arizona’s Disenfranchising Voting Laws, and More
In today's On the News segment: TransCanada tells state law enforcement to treat Keystone protesters like terrorists, and more.
Motion Sickness: How the Supreme Court Erects Barriers to Justice
The court's changes to Federal Rules of Procedure lead to dismissal of cases before the facts are weighed.
Meet Up, Eat Up, Act Up: Consumers Join the Movement for Food Workers’ Rights
The Restaurant Opportunities Centers United aims to fundamentally shift the power structures that allow the inequities to exist in the food industry in the first place.
Fighting the Secrecy/Surveillance State
The emergence of Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and now Edward Snowden represents just the tip of the iceberg of a popular resistance that is challenging the US government's excesses …
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Avoiding False Alternatives
To avoid making a judgment in politics simply gives someone else the power to judge for you, says Jensen in this piece about false alternatives.
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The Case for No GMO Patents
The June 13, 2013, Supreme Court decision that human genes are not patentable should logically be the first step in reversing three decades of decisions that flouted the previously …
Thousands Strike Greek Government Pulling the Plug on State TV
Costas Lapavistas: State TV shutdown affront to democracy, time is ripe for Left to gain power.
Ban on Bee-Killers Doesn’t End EU’s Bias Towards Pesticides
New ban on pesticides that are harmful to the bee population is being viewed by some as a conflict of interest.
Intriguing Results from the OAS Drug Policy Scenario Workshop
If you are interested in finding solutions to the War on Drugs, you will want to take a look at the Organization of American States document titled Scenarios for …
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Turkish Unions Strike, Joining Mass Protests
Labor unions in Turkey join with anti-government strikers to demand wage increases for the people.