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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.
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A Better Way to Tax the Multinationals
Tax corporations where they sell, instead of where they claim profits.
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The (Less Than) Eternal Sea: The Poet’s Metaphor and the Styrofoaming of the Waters
Lewis Lapham reflects on the centuries old metaphor of the sea, and the current real life crisis that threatens it.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Unions Are Pressing the Obama Administration to Take a Stand Against the Slave Labor Conditions in Bangladesh, and More
In today's On the News segment: Unions are pressing the Obama administration to take a stand against the slave labor conditions in Bangladesh; Sen. Bernie Sanders said he's not …
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Walmart Pleaded Guilty to Criminal Charges of Dumping Hazardous Fertilizers and Chemicals in Two States, and More
Combat the epidemic of misinformation that plagues the corporate media! Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to Truthout and keep independent journalism strong. In today's On the News …
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What’s Wrong With Jamie Dimon Is What’s Wrong With America
The Jamie Dimon story shows that something more fundamental needs repair u2013 in our economy, in our society, in us.
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Big Coal Faces Big Opposition in Pacific Northwest
Earlier this month, activists in the Pacific Northwest scored a victory over one of the world's most powerful industries.
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In Europe, March Against Monsanto Is Latest Rejection of the GMO Giant
An official ban on GM crops is still absent in most EU states, but regions have defined themselves as GMO-free.