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Prohibition in Pine Ridge – Lakota Women Lead Fight Against “Liquid Genocide“
A circle of Lakota women fight against alcohol addiction on their reservation and declare zero tolerance for the counties that profit from their community's destruction.
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Dreams, Courage and Footsteps
Among those who have left their mark in Mexican-American history, are the Dream 9, undocument US citizens since they were small children, who face charges having challenged US immigration …
Landmark Decision: Judge Rules NYPD Stop and Frisk Practices Unconstitutional, Racially Discriminatory
In a landmark decision today, a federal court found the New York City Police Departmentu2019s highly controversial stop-and-frisk practices unconstitutional.
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USA vs. NSA: Legislative Efforts to Curtail Spying
Members of Congress have proposed a litany of bills to put an end to domestic spying.
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Big Brother’s Pincer Movement: First the NSA and Now Spy Drones Overhead
Out of the blue earlier this week we were hit with the news* that the FAA has approved Reaper “training” flights over Syracuse, NY. These unmanned robots are piloted …
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Big Brother’s Pincer Movement: First the NSA and Now Spy Drones Overhead
Out of the blue earlier this week we were hit with the news* that the FAA has approved Reaper “training” flights over Syracuse, NY. These unmanned robots are piloted …
Obama’s Sacrifice Zone: Whistleblowers in the Crosshairs of “National Security”
For the current demonization of Edward Snowden and whistleblowers to be put into some perspective it would help to be old enough to remember the My Lia massacre—including the …
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How Unpaid Interns Aren’t Protected Against Sexual Harassment
Unpaid interns miss out on wages and employment benefits, but they can also find themselves in u201clegal limbou201d when it comes to civil rights.
What they Aren’t Telling the Public About Government Spying in New Zealand
Despite a wave of protests in major cities across the country on Saturday July 27 2013 which, for New Zealand, were reasonably large in size, Prime Minister John Key …
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Corruption Scandal Fuels Calls for Strict Party Funding Rules
The corruption scandal in Spain and its leader calls into question the funding model for political parties and points towards the need for strict controls.