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WikiLeaks and the Drone Strike Transparency Bill
The US Senate Intelligence Committee recently took an important step by passing an intelligence authorization that would require for the first time - if it becomes law - that …
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Astroturf “Fix the Debt” Caught Ghostwriting for College Students
u201cFix the Debtu201d and its pet youth group, The Can Kicks Back, have been caught writing op-eds for college students and placing the identical articles in papers across the …
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Lyme Disease Community Blows the Whistle on Corruption Within the CDC
The Centers for Disease Control recently announced that Lyme disease statistics are 10 times higher than previously thought, at the same time as development of a Lyme disease vaccine …
27 International NGOs Cite Urgent Human Rights Violations at Murum Dam
Over 25 international organizations voice outcry over treatment of Penan protestors.
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Picket, Fight, and Win
Solidarity networks scale down to defend tenants and workers.
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How Can the States Provide Fourth Amendment Protection Against the NSA?
States have the authority to defy federal NSA surveillance policy, based on anticommandeering doctrine, and are being urged to do so by the civil liberties community.
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Something’s Happening Here: The Minimum-Wage Wave
While it may seem the rise of modern capitalism has left a sinister mark on the country, recent polls show an overwhelming trend in progressive thought for Americans.
Can a 1-Percenter Save Troubled Mortgages?
Maybe. But the idea of using government power to
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Bill Ayers Weighs in on Democracy, Selfhood and His “Unrepentant Terrorist” Alter-Ego
Bill Ayers' book demonstrates the potential of memoir to infuse politics with humanity, conflict with compassion, backlash with love. The book paints an intricate and humiliating picture of the …
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Deadline November 15: Protect Your Local Food Sources!
Unless changes are made to the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), your local farms, farmers markets and food hubs could be in trouble.