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Fighting the Secrecy/Surveillance State
The emergence of Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and now Edward Snowden represents just the tip of the iceberg of a popular resistance that is challenging the US government's excesses …
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Avoiding False Alternatives
To avoid making a judgment in politics simply gives someone else the power to judge for you, says Jensen in this piece about false alternatives.
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The Case for No GMO Patents
The June 13, 2013, Supreme Court decision that human genes are not patentable should logically be the first step in reversing three decades of decisions that flouted the previously …
Thousands Strike Greek Government Pulling the Plug on State TV
Costas Lapavistas: State TV shutdown affront to democracy, time is ripe for Left to gain power.
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Decades After Helping a Nation Emerge, Watching It Struggle
Paul Krugman: Krugman-bashing is a huge industry, says the economist who believes he is doing the world a service by distracting these destructive people.
Ban on Bee-Killers Doesn’t End EU’s Bias Towards Pesticides
New ban on pesticides that are harmful to the bee population is being viewed by some as a conflict of interest.
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Turkish Unions Strike, Joining Mass Protests
Labor unions in Turkey join with anti-government strikers to demand wage increases for the people.
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A Timeline of Mass Surveillance in America
That the National Security Agency has engaged in such activity isn't entirely new: Since 9/11, we've learned about large-scale surveillance by the spy agency.
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Consumer Groups, Shareholders Call for Google to Leave US Chamber of Commerce, Disclose Political Spending
Outside spending in elections quadrupled between 2010 and 2012 after the Citizens United ruling cleared the way for corporations to privately donate unlimited sums to political candidates.
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The Horrific Costs of the US-Colombia Trade Agreement
The US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement will worsen the violence already epidemic in Colombia.