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Waking Up From the Forever “War on Terror”: Are We There Yet?
Without a clear and effective upsurge of grassroots opposition, Americans can expect to remain citizens of a war-driven country for the rest of their lives.
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WikiDemocracy: Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks Party Could Win Senate Seat In Australia
Much to the chagrin of the U.S. government, Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks Party are likely to win Senate seats in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales.
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The CISPA Assault: Threatening Americans' Internet Privacy and Basic Rights
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has passed in the House with amendments. It carves a loophole in all known privacy laws and grants legal immunity for companies to share your private information.
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The Persecution of Lynne Stewart
The near total collapse of our judicial system, wrecked in the name of national security and “the war on terror,” is encapsulated in the saga of this courageous attorney.
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In Michigan, Anti-Drone Protests Escalate at New Drone Command Center
This afternoon, peaceful, nonviolent activists will converge at the gates of the 110th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard in Battle Creek, Michigan, to oppose the recent installation of a drone command center there.
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Golden Silence: On The Trail Of Golden Dawn
A journalist explores the tense climate in Greece where, after the coalition government, a neo-Nazi party holds the second largest share of the votes -- and they don't exactly welcome him in to observe their activities.
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Internet Rights — and America's Lack Therof
Internet freedom is an illusion in the U.S.
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Crackdown on Protesters in Bahrain Continues as Grand Prix Goes Ahead
Police fired birdshot and tear gas to contain simmering resentment at a deadly crackdown by the Sunni royal family on Arab Spring-inspired protests.
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Shell Oil's Plot to Silence Protests Against Arctic Drilling
The company's legal team is working overtime to keep the company’s Arctic work secret from advocacy groups like Greenpeace -- most recently, by appealing to California's Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to curb protester rights.
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Revealed: ACLU Obtains IRS Email Privacy Memos
Newly released documents show that in recent years, the Internal Revenue Service has claimed American Internet users "do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy" when it comes to their emails being snooped on.