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Bradley Manning and Government’s Cheating Heart
While the U.S government is using Bradley Manning as a scapegoat for its own less-than-desirable actions, the mainstream media is letting them get away with it.
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“One Threat” — Progressive Power Unifying
Dave Johnson discusses corporate-funded conservatives and their war on democracy.
The Trials of Bradley Manning
It is Bradley Manning we have put on trial, not the impresarios of war, not the CIA torturers or their lawyers.
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The New Al-Qaeda Menace
If the new, decentralized al-Qaeda is still a major threat, then we have a decade of wrongheaded US policy to blame.
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Growing Evidence Reveals Child Labor in Cargill’s Palm Oil Supply Chain
Cargill continues to defend its most controversial palm oil suppliers amidst growing documentation of forced and child labor on palm plantations.
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My Life in Circles: Why Metadata Is Incredibly Intimate
Metadata, no matter what the detractors say, collected over time is an intimate repository of our lives.
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The Minimum Wage Doesn’t Apply to Everyone
Millions of working Americans make less than minimum wage. In fact, more Americans are exempt from it than actually earn it.
In Oakland, Airport Workers Cite Unfair Practices
Workers at Oakland airport concessions are striking against unfair labor practices.
Bradley Manning Awaits Verdict After Trial Ends With Prosecution “Smears” and Harsh Government Secrecy
With the verdict due in tomorrow, Amy Goodman takes a look back at the case against PFC. Bradley Manning.
McDonalds Tells Workers to Toil 70 Hours a Week, Use Ripoff Payroll Cards as Part of “Financial Literacy“
The use of math, one imagines, is intended to make the advice seem objective rather than cynical and self-serving.