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Brazil’s “Other” Protesters
As trade unions join protests in Brazil, there is fear among the younger generation that their movement will be co-opted.
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Whatever Happened to MoveOn.Org? Progressives and NSA Spying
In the wake of the NSA scandal, have progressive organizations have all but disappeared from the conversation?
Jailed Journalist Barrett Brown Faces 105 Years for Reporting on Hacked Private Intelligence Firms
Journalist Barrett Brown spent his 300th day behind bars this week on a range of charges filed after he used information obtained by the hacker group Anonymous to report …
Opponents Vow to Fight On as Texas Advances Restrictive Abortion Bill
Organizer Rocio Villalobos: Movement promises to challenge anti-abortion bill in Texas and across the country.
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Women and the Woolwich attack
Since the Woolwich attack on soldier Lee Rigby, much has been written and spoken about the courage of Amanda Donnelly, her daughter Gemini Donnelly-Martin and Ingrid Loyau-Kennett, the three …
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Denouncing NSA Surveillance Isn’t Enough — We Need the Power to Stop It
More than outrage, the American people must work to use the power of the electorate to fight against the governments growing invasion.
Indignation Across Europe At Revelations of US Spying on Its Citizens
Former British intelligence whistleblower Annie Machon: Europeans angry at spying revelations, but laws protect spy agencies from accountability.
Senate Set to Confirm New FBI Head Who OK’d Waterboarding, Defends Mass Spying, Indefinite Detention
At his confirmation hearing to head the FBI, former Bush administration Deputy Attorney General James Comey refused to criticize the broad, ongoing collection of the phone records of Americans …
Deception and Error: The Supreme Court’s Wrong Decision on Voting Rights
Chief Justice John Roberts deceptively altered an earlier Supreme Court decision, misapplied another, and erroneously described the Tenth Amendment in writing the majority opinion that ruled the key section …
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There Will Be At Least One Riot
With the George Zimmerman trail coming to an end, the potential for violent reaction also increases.