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Crackdown on Brotherhood, Opposition Grows as Egypt Joins Ranks of Most Dangerous for Journalists
Egypt is facing a major escalation of a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood and other critical voices.
Glenn Greenwald: The NSA Can “Literally Watch Every Keystroke You Make”
With help from the CIA and FBI, the NSA has the ability to intercept computers and other electronic accessories purchased online in order to secretly insert spyware and components …
Fewer Crossing but Increased Deaths at US-Mexico Border
140 people died crossing the US-Mexico border in 2013.
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Calls on Computer Hackers to Unite Against NSA Surveillance
Assange addressed a major gathering of computer experts Monday at the Chaos Communication Congress in Hamburg, Germany.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: More Than 1.3 Million People Have Lost Their Unemployment Benefits, and More
One point three million people have lost their unemployment benefits, and more.
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Indian High Court Criminalizes Homosexuality
Legal experts say Indian top court's decision is in violation of democratic norms.
Orwellian or a Blunt Tool?: Conflicting Rulings on NSA Spying Set Up Likely Supreme Court Showdown
A federal judge has upheld the National Security Agency's bulk collection of US telephone data just days after a separate court reached an opposite opinion.
US Rushes Weapons to Iraq Amidst Bloody Sectarian Conflict Set Off by 2003 Invasion
A series of attacks in Iraq over Christmas left at least 42 people dead and dozens more wounded.
Whistleblowers: Information Warriors for the Modern Age
They used to call them snitches, but as rock star whistleblowers Chelsea Manning and Edward Snowden have demonstrated, whistleblowing is often a very brave thing to do.
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Could Crowd-Sourced Organic Seed Banks Save Our Agricultural Future?
The world's largest democracy has to do more to beat back the dangers of GMOs, and India's organic seed banks might just be the natural weapon required to defeat …