The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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Russia's About-Face Amnesty Law Frees Pussy Riot and Arctic 30 Protesters
The Greenpeace Arctic 30 could be home for Christmas, and the two jailed members of the punk group Pussy Riot will be released as early as Thursday, after a wide-ranging amnesty law was passed by Russia's parliament Wednesday.
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Why NYU Grad Students Fought to Unionize — And What Their Victory Means
A decisive victory gives the union a strong mandate entering contract negotiations over pay, health care costs and job stability.
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Italian Protester Charged With Sexual Assault For Kissing Riot Police
Nina De Chiffre kissed an Italian police officer last month during a protest of a high speed rail line in Turin. It was, according to the police officer, sexual assault.
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An NSA Coworker Remembers The Real Edward Snowden: "A Genius Among Geniuses"
A new portrait emerges of Snowden as a principled and ultra-competent, if somewhat eccentric employee at the NSA Hawaii Kunia facility, and one who earned the access used to pull off his leak by impressing superiors with sheer talent.
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Ukraine Protesters Return En Masse to Central Kiev for Pro-EU Campaign
Thousands braved freezing temperatures and aggressive policing on Sunday to demand E.U. integration, sending a message to authorities that the crisis over the government's failure to sign the pact is unlikely to end soon.
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Activists Lock Down in Oklahoma to Highlight Tar Sands "Sacrifice Zones"
Two activists locked themselves inside a revolving door at the Devon Tower in Oklahoma City in protest of Devon’s involvement in tar sands extraction and fracking.
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A Consumer Guide for Boycotting Factory Farms
There are plenty of reasons to boycott factory farms, including the top two: your health and animal welfare. But the big-picture reason is this. The only way to feed the world and restore climate stability is to restore efficiency to our food system.
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If You're #FedUp, Stand Up: A Movement Grows to Nationalize the Federal Reserve
On December 23, the 100th anniversary of the Federal Reserve, the #D23 Fed Up campaign is counting on people in every city where the Fed has a presence to demand that power over our economy return to the people. It's time to Illuminate the Fed.
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Courage Is Contageous: Renowned Whistleblowers Address the Post-Snowden World
The unprecedented persecution of truth-tellers, initiated by the Bush administration and severely accelerated by Obama, has been mostly ignored while record numbers are charged with serious felonies for letting their fellow citizens know what's going on.
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How Grassroots Power Reshaped Whatcom County and the Western Coal Debate
Due to stunning November elections in Washington's northwesternmost county, it's unlikely that any new fossil fuel terminals will be built statewide in the foreseeable future. Environmentalists have a lot to learn politically from what worked in Whatcom.
