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Ralph Nader: Developing a Civic Personality

Love or hate him, Ralph Nader has never been afraid to speak his mind.
by
Laura Flanders,
GRITtv
July 18, 2013
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Human Rights

Privacy Coalition Sues NSA to Halt Dragnet Surveillance

A coalition of advocacy groups has filed suit against the NSA for collecting their call records.
by
Candice Bernd,
Truthout
July 17, 2013
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Human Rights

On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Had a Closed-Door Meeting With the Entire Senate Last Night, and More

In today’s On the News segment: After weeks of threatening filibuster reform, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid had a closed-door meeting with the entire Senate last night.
by
Thom Hartmann,
The Thom Hartmann Program
July 16, 2013
Truthout
Human Rights

NAACP Leads Push for Federal Civil Rights Charges Against Zimmerman After Race Kept Out of Trial

As protests against the acquittal of George Zimmerman continue in Los Angeles, Oakland and other cities, the NAACP is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to file…
by
Amy Goodman &
Aaron Maté,
Democracy Now!
July 16, 2013
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Human Rights

“There Is a Trayvon in Every Town”: Rev. Jesse Jackson and Florida Youth Activist Demand Justice

Civil rights groups are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to file civil rights charges against George Zimmerman.
by
Amy Goodman,
Democracy Now!
July 15, 2013
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Human Rights

Snowden: Symptom or Disease?

Never-ending culture of war breeds an ever-growing draconian government, which will pressure more whistleblowers to come forward to stop tyranny.
by
Jessica Desvarieux,
The Real News Network
July 15, 2013
Truthout
Human Rights

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…
by
Juan González &
Amy Goodman,
Democracy NOW!
July 12, 2013
Truthout
Human Rights

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.
by
Jaisal Noor,
The Real News Network
July 12, 2013
Truthout
Human Rights

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.
by
Jaisal Noor,
The Real News Network
July 11, 2013
Truthout
Human Rights

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…
by
Amy Goodman &
Nermeen Shaikh,
Democracy Now!
July 11, 2013
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