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Another US Whistleblower Behind Bars? Investor Jailed After Exposing Corrupt Azerbaijani Oil Deal
Democracy Now! looks at the case of multimillionaire American businessman and philanthropist Rick Bourke, who blew the whistle on a fraudulent scheme by international criminals to gain control of …
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Supreme Court Hears GOP Challenge to Political Donation Limits
On Tuesday, the high court will hear oral arguments in a case that campaign finance reformers are calling
Torture Opponents Say Ban Dick Cheney from Canada or Prosecute Him
Torture suspect and former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is scheduled to speak at the Toronto Global Forum.
Unconstitutional Searches and an Unaccountable Government
The U.S. border may be the next battleground for press freedom.
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Paraguay’s Militarized Democracy
There are grave concerns and several questions about the newly acquired presidential powers that remain unanswered.
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The Surge of Neo-Nazism in Greece
The recent murder of left-wing rapper Pavlos Fyssas by an assassin from Greece's neo-Nazi Golden Dawn may shift the country away from an alarming slide toward fascism.
Sen. Diane Feinstein’s Husband Selling Post Offices to Cronies on the Cheap
Richard Blum, is feeding at the Postal Service privatization trough through an exclusive contract to handle sales for the Post Office's $85 billion of property.
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Sen. Feinstein Wants to Strip Independent Journalists’ Rights
Freedom of the press may be one of the founding principles of the United States, but Senator Dianne Feinstein is on a mission to limit these powers.
Enough DeLay: Do the Crime, Serve the Time
By appealing todayu2019s reversal of the conviction of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, Texas is taking the step necessary to ensure that justice is done.
How Lockup Quotas and “Low-Crime Taxes” Guarantee Profits for Private Prison Corporations
The report sheds light on the for-profit private prison industryu2019s reliance on high prison populations, and how they directly benefit its bottom line.