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“Edward Snowden Is a Patriot”: Ex-NSA CIA, FBI and Justice Whistleblowers Meet Leaker in Moscow
Democracy Now! spends the hour with four former US intelligence officials - all whistleblowers themselves - who have just returned from visiting National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden in …
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Women Are Bearing the Brunt of Shutdown Fallout
The 'non-essential' programs that are currently unfunded due to the shutdown are in fact essential for many women and children.
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Living the Orwellian Life
America has a tradition of spying on its own, something George Orwell predicted long ago in his novel 1984.
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Texas State Trooper Checkpoints Meet Social Media
With tens of thousands of people up in arms about the checkpoints, there is momentum for reform.
Two Hundred Arrested in Historic Action Demanding Immigration Reform and a Halt to Deportations
The Real News speaks to Rep. John Lewis, Rev. Barber of North Carolina and others who committed civil disobedience to raise awareness for the need for comprehensive immigration reform.
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On Gratitude and Grievance: Rethinking Sikh Politics in the US
The Sikh community must see itself as part of a longer history of anti-racist struggle.
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Massive Indigenous Rights Movement Launches Across Brazil
Brazil's Articulation of Indigenous People's (APIB) called the mobilizations to protest the attack against territorial rights of native peoples.
Petraeus’ Statement on Plan Colombia at Odds With Reality
While there has been an increase in military presence since Plan Colombiau2019s inception in 2000, it has by no means been a victory for U.S. u201csecurity assistance.u201d
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Breaking UN Protocol, Brazil Lambastes US Spying
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff launched a blistering attack on the United States for illegally infiltrating its communications network, surreptitiously intercepting phone calls, and breaking into the Brazilian Mission to …
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The NSA Deserves a Permanent Shutdown
Despite the reality that domestic government surveillance is the one of the most unnecessary programs, the NSAu2019s surveillance programs are exempt from a government shutdown.