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Drone on Your iPhone: Apple Drops Objections to App Tracking US Strikes Overseas
A new iPhone app has been released that tracks every reported US drone strike overseas.
The Economics of the 1%: Deficit Disorders and Debt Delirium
John Weeks: A fundamental misconception of neoliberal economics is that governments need to balance their budgets like a household.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: West Virginia Is Dealing With Another Coal-Related Toxic Spill, and More
West Virginia is dealing with another coal-related toxic spill, and people are finding out the hard way about the real dangers of fossil fuels.
NSA Whistleblower: USA Freedom Act Will Not Go Far Enough to Protect Civil Liberties
Former NSA intelligence analyst and whistleblower Kirk Wiebe says that the NSA has lived a mostly unconstitutional existence, and that any oversight will require an independent group to have …
Maryland Protestors Rally to Repeal Citizens United
Facing congressional deadlock, state lawmakers and advocates push for the repeal of Citizens United and limits to corporate spending.
The Day We Fight Back: Activism Sweeps the Internet with Global Action Against Mass Surveillance
Today privacy advocates are holding one of their biggest online actions so far with “The Day We Fight Back Against Mass Surveillance.”
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Republicans Want To Hold Our Economy Hostage Again, and More
Republicans want to hold our economy hostage again, but they may not get the chance to do so, and more.
Laura Flanders | The 1% Should Be Afraid: The New Norm in the Workplace Is Unstable
Barbara Garson, author most recently of “Down the Up Escalator,” talks about the unsustainable inequality we are spiraling into as capitalists forget they need redistribution to save their own …
The Cost of Doing Business: Regulators Impose Minor Fine on Duke Energy Over Coal Ash Pollution
Rachel Maddow reports on how NC state regulators got in the way of environmental lawsuits against an energy company that is now responsible for a toxic spill.
Chris Hedges: Capitalism’s Sacrifice Zones, Collapse and the Antidote to Defeatism
Chris Hedges spoke with RT's Abby Martin on “Breaking the Set” about the forces driving the acceleration of global decline.