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Corporations
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Oil Giant Citgo Gets Off Easy in Criminal Case
A foreign oil company convicted of polluting a Texas community's air with dangerous chemicals has gotten off easy in a criminal case that could undercut the prosecution of environmental …
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The Cloud Is Not the Territory
The NSA has your data. Facebook has your data. Google has your data. By now these are familiar tropes in a familiar debate. Rarely in that debate, however, does …
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Hearing the *Ping* of Poverty – or Not
Steeped now as we are in a plutarchic imaginary, poverty is a ping that if you hear, you do not want to pursue.
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American Lung Association Contradicts Its Own Mission
The public deserves to know the shameful truth about the American Lung Association.
New Legislation Targets Multinationals that Renounce US Citizenship
Pfizer made headlines recently over its attempt to acquire Astra-Zeneca, which would allow it to become a “foreign” company for tax purposes, but the drug maker is not alone.
Searching for Transparency: Google’s Political Spending
Votes representing more than 60 million Google shares were in favor of greater political spending disclosure.
What Next in the Campaign to Save the Internet?
The next four months are going to determine the future of the Internet. Will it remain free and open with equal access to all?
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Under the Surface: Fracking Wastewater Proves Devastating to Mayflies
Even highly diluted levels of fracking wastewater could have a deadly effect on mayflies, the fragilely beautiful insect long-considered a key indicator of stream health.
The Rise of the American Corporate Security State
Daniel Ellsberg writes of The Rise of the American Corporate Security State: "Edwards is an extraordinary writer who brilliantly captures the essence of what whistleblowers such as Snowden have …
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The Empire Eats Its Own
Elections are fine and dandy. Now is the time for a push back from this empire to the Main Street America we all cherished.